Do You See People the Way Jesus Does? - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - July 4, 2025
As you reflect on your relationships, consider whether you're viewing others through the lens of God's love and compassion, just as Jesus did when he saw a crowd of people without spiritual guidance. By shifting your perspective to see people as valuable, lovable, and worthy of God's plan, you can deepen your own faith and grow in spiritual maturity.
“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 do you know if you’re looking at life from God’s viewpoint? Think about the way you see other people.
How you see others is a great test of your spiritual maturity. It’s a better indicator of your spiritual maturity than how much Scripture you know, how often you attend church, or whether you serve, tithe, or pray.
Life is all about love and relationships. So if you want to gauge your spiritual maturity, think about how you see other people.
Let me ask you some tough questions:
How does God see your spouse? Valuable. Acceptable. Lovable. Forgivable. Is that the way you see your spouse?
How about the stranger at the grocery store? The person who cut you off in traffic? The beggar on the street? What do you see when you look at other people? Do you see them as irritations and burdens?
What about the people you work with? Do you see them as enemies? Competition? Or do you 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 you can grow to see people too. You can learn to have compassion for your own family as well as for your neighbors, your community, your country, and the rest of the world.
Let your spiritual vision get stronger as you learn to see people the way Jesus does.
Rick Warren is an innovative pastor, renowned author, and global influencer known for founding Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan, and Hope for Mental Health. He has written several best-selling books, including The Purpose Driven Life, which has sold over 35 million copies in 200 languages. Time magazine named Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Since stepping down from the lead pastor role at Saddleback in 2022, Warren has continued to inspire people through his Daily Hope Devotional and podcast Pastor Rick’s Daily Hope. His first book in a decade, Created to Dream, was released in April 2023.
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