Why God's Forgiveness?

I'm reading two books right now. For my morning quite time, I'm reading Choosing Forgiveness by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, then reading Pierced by the Word by John Piper before bed. I'm not going to post something from every chapter like I have done before, but I'll post little quote that really stood out to me.

Last night I read meditation 2 in Pierced by the Word. It is called "God is the Gospel", and John Piper starts it off with this.
"Have you ever asked why God's forgiveness is of any value? Or what about eternal life? Have you ever asked why a person would want to have eternal life? Why should we want to live forever? These questions matter because it is possible to want forgiveness and eternal life for reasons that prove you don't have them.
Take forgivenss for example. You might want God's forgiveness because you are so miserable with guilt feelings. You just want relief. If you can believe that He forgives you, then you will have some relief, but not necessarily salvation. If you only want forgivenss because of emotional relief, you won't have God's forgiveness. He does not give it to those who use it only to get His gifts and not Himself."
Later in the chapter he says, "Forgiveness is precious for one final reason: It enables you to enjoy fellowship with God."
Wow! I don't know about you, but I sure have done this. And really, we aren't thinking of God at all. It's all about ourself! Me, me, me. There's a big difference in wanting relief, and wanting fellowship with God. And I hope next time, when I want God's forgiveness, that I'll be able to remember this, and check my motive behind it.
Also, I would really encourage you to read Pierced by the Word by John Piper. It's an amzing book! The chapters are meditations, and they only take 10 -15 minutes to read. But wow! That are so deep, and very convicting. It's a great book of truth!