Seeing People Like Jesus Does

“When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” Mark 6:34 (NIV)

How can I know if I'm looking at life from God’s viewpoint? Think about the way I see other people.

How I see others is a great test of my spiritual maturity. It’s a better indicator of my spiritual maturity than how much Scripture I know, how often I attend church, or whether I serve, tithe, or pray.

Life is all about love and relationships. So if I want to gauge my spiritual maturity, think about how I see other people.

Consider, how God sees my wife; Valuable. Acceptable. Lovable. Forgivable. Is that the way I see my wife?

How about the stranger at the grocery store? The person who cut me off in traffic? The beggar on the street? What do I see when I look at other people? Do I see them as irritations and burdens?

What about the people I work with? Do I see them as enemies? Competition? Or do I see them the way God sees them?

All people matter to God. It doesn’t matter who they are, what they’ve done, or even what they believe. Jesus Christ died for them. He loves them. God has a plan for every person, and he wants them to have a relationship with him.

The Bible says in Mark 6:34, “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd” (NIV).

That’s the way Jesus sees people. And that’s the way I can grow to see people too. I can learn to have compassion for my own family as well as for my neighbors, community, country, and the rest of the world.

Let my spiritual vision get stronger as I learn to see people the way Jesus does.

In summary:

Mark 6:34 shows me the heart of Jesus—full of compassion for people who were lost and in need, like sheep without a shepherd. This verse challenges me to evaluate my own spiritual maturity not by religious activity, but by how I see and treat others. God calls for me to view people—family, strangers, coworkers, even those who frustrate me—with His eyes: as valuable, lovable, and forgivable. Every person matters deeply to God, and true spiritual growth means developing a heart of compassion that sees people the way Jesus does and responds with love.

Bottom Line:

Spiritual maturity for me isn’t measured by religious activity but by how I see and treat others—true growth means seeing people through the compassionate eyes of Jesus.