he owes us nothing

“Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” (Luke 17:7-10)

Christians should acknowledge that God owes them nothing and that they owe him everything, even their very lives (ESV study Bible)

Do we act as though God owes us something? We don't do everything right, but even if we did, that would just have been what we were supposed to do in the first place. Even perfection wouldn't earn us anything from God and we're nowehere close to that. We are unworthy servants, which makes it even more ridiculous that Jesus came to serve and not be served and because of that we are welcomed as sons!

selfish in this life and the next

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house—for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’” (Luke 16:19-31)

The rich man cared about himself during his life and little has changed now that he's dead. He is not repenting and crying out to go to Abraham's side, He wants Lazurus to come accross and ease his suffering. At least he seems to want his brothers to avoid the same suffering, but Abraham points out that is not a lack of information that has brought the rich man here, it is a hardened heart. A heart that is hard towards God does not need a bit more information about how to avoid hell, it needs to Holy Spirit to transform it so that the person wants to be at God's side forever, not to just be a little more comfortable than they currently are.

God's joy

“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:4-10)

It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’” (Luke 15:32) 

Saving people brings God joy. He is not reluctantly rescuing someone else while muttering "another fine mess...". He is not watching from a distance as someone else falls into line and promises to do what they should have done all along. He is out there pursuing. He is there rejoicing as he returns with another one on his shoulders, throwing a party and inviting others into that joy - He has reached down into death and brought life - let's celebrate!