Seeing People Like Jesus

Jesus consistently saw people differently than those around Him, looking past social status, ethnicity, and reputation to recognize the true worth of every individual. From Zacchaeus the corrupt tax collector to the widow with two small coins, He saw people fully and loved them completely. The story of Hagar in Genesis 16 offers one of the earliest and most powerful pictures of this truth. Abandoned and discarded by those who once used her, she encountered God in the desert and gave Him one of the most beautiful names in all of Scripture: the God who sees me. Unlike people, God does not see us based on what we can offer Him. He sees every failure, every motive, and every hidden moment, and He loves us completely anyway. When that truth takes root in us, it changes the way we see every person around us. Learning to sit with God daily and choosing to serve others are two practical ways to begin seeing people the way Jesus does.