This fact is pivotal. If we understand the gospel in these terms then our Christian compass is far less likely to be selfishly oriented. We will be less likely to walk around thinking that we are the ultimate end for why God created the world and ordered Calvary. Instead, we will be calibrated by Scripture–knowing that God has done what he has done in Christ so that he would get the glory and pleasure that he rightly deserves.
If you are a Christian you are saved from God (from his just wrath), you are saved by God (by his sacrifice) and you are saved for God (for his delight and praise). It is healthy to meditate and rejoice in this reality. Let the gospel of God’s abounding grace sprout humility amid the weeds of selfishness. And may God’s aim of glorifying himself become our chief aim. Indeed there is no greater priority than this!