Choosing Love Today: Ephesians - Episode 3: "Who We Are: Seen By God"

Ephesians – Part 1 -- “Who We Are: Seen by God”    Hi everyone! Welcome back to our new mini-series of messages titles “Who We Are”, where we are taking some Biblical in-sites that can help us pause to pause, look inward and help us to see ourselves the way God sees us.   Have you ever had a moment where you felt pushed aside? Not rejected outright… just quietly moved to the margins. Maybe by circumstances, maybe by people, maybe by life itself. And in those moments, it’s easy to wonder if God sees you at all — if He notices the weight you’re carrying or the questions you’re wrestling with. If you’ve ever felt that way, you’re not alone. One of the most overlooked people in Scripture is Hagar. Hagar didn’t choose her situation. She didn’t choose her role. She didn’t choose the tension in her home. She was a servant caught in a story she didn’t write — and when things became unbearable, she ran. She didn’t run toward something; she ran away from pain, confusion, and mistreatment. And that’s where God met her. In Genesis 16, Hagar is alone in the wilderness —with no support, no protection, no plan. But Scripture says, “the angel of the Lord found her.” Not by accident. Not by coincidence. God went looking for her. He spoke to her. He comforted her. He gave her direction. He gave her hope. He gave her a future. And Hagar said something no one else in Scripture had ever said before: “You are the God who sees me.” (Genesis 16:13) Not the God who sees crowds. Not the God who sees nations. The God who sees me. Ephesians 1 tells us the same thing about who we are in Christ. We are seen, known, and remembered by God. Not overlooked. Not forgotten. Not lost in the shuffle. Sometimes the wilderness is where God speaks the clearest. Sometimes the lonely places are where He reminds us who we really are. And sometimes the moments we think are the end are actually the beginning of something new. Maybe today you’re carrying something quietly. Maybe you’re walking through something nobody else fully understands. Maybe you’re in a place that feels like a wilderness. But, my dear friend, hear this clearly: God does sees you and God knows you. And God is with you — right here and right now. So today, walk like someone who is already seen. Pray like someone who is already known. Live like someone who is already remembered by God. Because that’s exactly who you are… in Christ.   And that's another reason to Keep Choosing Love Today!