MONDAY, 18 AUGUST
TEXT: JOHN 6:1–15
TOPIC: HOW DO YOU SEE PEOPLE?
John reports the fifth miracle of Jesus within the vicinity of Galilee. The miracles attracted large crowds wherever He went.
John described the size of the crowd in superlative terms: “A great crowd of people followed Him because they saw the signs He had performed by healing the sick” (John 6:2).
The crowds were following Jesus for the wrong reasons, but Jesus had a positive attitude toward them.
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd of people coming toward Him, He thought of their needs, vulnerability, and helplessness.
Throughout the Gospels, we see how Jesus viewed people. In Mark 1:40-41, when Jesus saw a leper, He was moved with compassion.
Matthew reports that when Jesus “saw a great multitude, He was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick.” Luke also observed that “when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her” (Mark 6:34, 8:2-3; Matthew 20:34).
In Africa, most leaders see people as tools to be used and discarded. An anonymous writer observed that “the two most successful industries in Nigeria are politics and religion. The sad reality is that people are the commodities.”
QUESTION
How do you see people—as tools or as the image of God that needs your help?
PRAYER
Forgive me, Lord, for many times I see beggars and the
voiceless as nuisances instead of having compassion and treating them with dignity.
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