Seeing Jesus in Everyone: A Call to Love the Least of These

The Sinful Woman: Loving Because We’re Loved

There’s a story in the Bible about a woman often called “sinful.” She’s at the bottom of society, yet she boldly goes to Jesus. She kneels, weeps tears that fall like rain, and pours expensive perfume over His feet. She washes His feet with her hair and gives everything she has.

Why? Because she understands grace. She’s been forgiven, and now her love for Jesus flows freely. As RC Sproul says, “She loves because she has been forgiven.” When we truly grasp God’s grace, it changes everything. Our love can become just as extravagant.

The Final Judgment: Seeing Jesus in Others

In Matthew 25, Jesus talks about the final judgment. He separates people based on how they treated “the least of these.” Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick or imprisoned—this is what loving Him looks like in action.

Here’s the challenge: we often think we’re doing well because we’re part of church communities or hosting friends who are like us. But true hospitality is radical. It’s welcoming strangers, engaging with those society ignores, and seeing Jesus in them. Mother Teresa said it perfectly: “Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.”

A Wake-Up Call

God’s been challenging me personally: don’t call yourself hospitable if you’re only welcoming the familiar. There are children in care, families in need, and people experiencing homelessness all around us. Every single person made in God’s image is an opportunity to love Him. Ignoring them is, in a sense, ignoring Jesus Himself.

Imagine a city where no child goes hungry, no one is homeless, and everyone in need is cared for. This isn’t just a dream—it’s what God calls us to do. The early church shared everything, so there was no need among them. What if we could do the same?

Two Messages for Today

If you don’t know Jesus, today is the day to experience His forgiveness. Like the woman in Luke, you can walk free from whatever’s holding you back and step into a life full of hope.

If you do know Jesus, this is your challenge: love Him by loving the least of these. Don’t wait for guilt—let the revelation of His grace move you. Let it change your home, your community, and your city.

A Prayer for Grace

Let’s be a church that kneels before God, asking for a deeper understanding of His grace. Let’s pour out love freely, like an avalanche, seeing Jesus in everyone around us. When we do that, our lives won’t just be transformed—they’ll overflow to everyone we meet.