Everything needs a motive, a reason, a driving force; a “because”.
I clean my teeth because I don’t want them to fall out. I talk to people because I enjoy community. I eat food because I’m no good on an empty stomach.
We’ll usually only do something if it’s worth it; if the value of the result at least matches the effort we might expend.
Where does that then leave us in relation to God? What “because” could we possibly offer him?
“He rescued me because he delights in me.” – 2 Samuel 22:20
Wow.
In God’s eyes, our value is worth any effort. And it is value that stems solely from who we are, from who he made us to be. He delights in us. He loves us. That’s why he rescued us to be with him (Romans 5:8).
Again, wow.
