They shall be bound in chains of darkness who will not be drawn with cords of love. Let us be persuaded to love God with all our heart and might. O let us take our love off from other things, and place it upon God. Love makes all our services acceptable, it is the musk that perfumes them. O then, be persuaded to love God with all your heart and might.
Love is delightful.
God does not need our love. There are angels enough in heaven to adore and love him. It adds not the least cubit to his essential blessedness. He does not need our love, and yet he seeks it. Not that he needs our heart, but that he may make it better.