Even before

Hosea 6:6
I don't want your sacrifices - I want your love;
I don't want your offerings - I want you to know me.

I'm reminded of a video which we saw during a service, based on Hosea and his wife.
This man's wife had packed and was ready to leave their marital home because of her infidelity but still her husband was pleading for her to just have one coffee with him.

One coffee, just to talk to him, to hear him & know his heart. The heart which loves her.

Even before I knew You, You were there gazing at me, loving me and desiring for me to come to know You and how completely You love me.

This is God. That's why He came to earth as a babe. To save us, for us to know His heart which desires that we be in eternity with Him.