What Should Move God to Love Us?
God's love for us is rooted in His own free grace and love, with no cause or loveliness in man.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes that God's love and favor towards humanity is not based on any merit or worthiness on our part, but solely on His free grace and will. He points out that despite our unworthiness and sinful nature, God chooses to bestow Himself upon us, highlighting the depth of His love. The essence of divine love is rooted in God's own nature, and the ultimate reason for His love is simply that He loves us because He loves us.
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The free favor and love of God, the good will and pleasure
of God--is the true ground and cause of God's bestowing of
Himself as a portion upon His people. There was no cause,
nor loveliness, nor desirableness in them--which could
move God to bestow Himself upon them.
God, for the glory of His own free grace and love, has bestowed
Himself as a portion upon those who have deserved to have their
portion among devils and damned spirits--in those torments
which are endless, ceaseless, and remediless.
But what should move God to love us, who were so unworthy,
so filthy, so empty, so beggarly? The question may be resolved
in these words--He loves us because He loves us. The root
of all divine love to us, lies only in the bosom of God.
Sermon Outline
- The Ground of God's Love
- The Extent of God's Love
- The Reason for God's Love
- Bestowed on the unworthy
- Bestowed on those who deserve damnation
- God loves us because He loves us
- The root of divine love lies in God's bosom
Key Quotes
“He loves us because He loves us.” — Thomas Brooks
“The root of all divine love to us, lies only in the bosom of God.” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- We should recognize that God's love for us is a demonstration of His free grace and love.
- We should understand that our worthiness is not a factor in God's decision to love us.
- We should cultivate a deeper appreciation for the extent of God's love, which is bestowed on the unworthy.