You’re Chosen in Love
Preacher: The Rev. Logan Hurst
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-6; 15-19a
Before we could ever earn it, prove it, or ruin it, God chose us in love – and invites us to live in the deep freedom and joy of already belonging.
It’s easy to believe that God’s love is tied to our performance. That we are lovable only when we are strong, useful, or put-together. But Paul tells us something radically different in Ephesians: God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.
Before your best moments. Before your worst mistakes. Before you did anything to earn approval – or lose it.
This kind of choosing isn’t based on potential or perfection. It’s rooted in love – steady, unshaken, eternal. You were not an afterthought. You were wanted.
That truth doesn’t lead to arrogance. It leads to freedom. Freedom from fear, from self-doubt, from the exhausting pressure to prove yourself worthy. You already belong. Not in shame. Not in fear. But in love.
So maybe today, instead of striving to earn your place, you can rest in it.
Reflection Questions
Where in your life do you feel pressure to prove your worth?
What changes when you believe that God’s love came before your performance?
How do you tend to imagine God’s posture toward you—judgmental, distant, patient, loving?
What would it look like to let go of earning and live from the freedom of already being chosen?
Where might God be inviting you to trust that his love for you is not fragile, but foundational?
