1. For our scripture reading we heard Ps. 95:6.
2. Key words in this verse include: Worship, “bow down,” “kneel before the Lord our maker.”
3. Hymn 338 – Lord we come before thee now.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST STANZA OF OUR SONG WE HAVE THE WORDS “DISDAIN” AND “SUIT.”
1) Have we ever thought about these words?
2) Could we explain these words to our children or someone else?
a) Disdain means to look upon something with contempt or scorn.
b) People may see something as worthless or unworthy so they have “disdain” for it.
3) If we sing this song we admit that God may reject some of the worship that is offered.
a) Col. 2:23 refers to “will” or “self made” worship.
b) Paul said this type of worship will “rob us of the prize” (Col. 2:18).
4) In Mt. 15:8-9 we see something similar; there Jesus spoke of “vain” worship.
a) Based on Mt. 15 and Col. 2, God does have “disdain” for some worship.
b) Things like “pride” (Lk. 18:14) will cause God to have “disdain” for our worship.
5) In addition to the word “disdain” we have the word “suit” in our hymn.
6) The words in this stanza say do not our SUIT disdain.
a) DO NOT OUR SUIT DISDAIN means DO NOT REJECT OUR WORSHIP.
b) When we sing this song we openly confess that God may indeed reject our worship.
7) Think back to Ps. 95:6 – Worship – kneel down, bow before our Maker.
8) The first stanza ends by repeating these words: Shall we seek thee, Lord in vain?
9) Notice these words in the 3 rd stanza: “In thine own appointed way.”
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b) How can people sing about worshipping in the “appointed way” and then turn around and say:
c) “You have your way to worship and we have our way.”
10) Some say “their way” is worship on Saturday instead of Sunday.
11) Others say “their way” is having the Lord’s Supper a few times a year.
12) What is the Lord’s appointed way?
13) What is the “pattern” God has given (2 Tim. 1:13)?
14) “Lord, on thee our souls depend.”
a) Jas. 1:17 says “every good and perfect gift” comes from God.
b) Col. 1:17 says that through Christ “all things consist.”
c) Our physical life could not continue without God.
15) We also could not have spiritual life (fellowship with God) without the Lord.
16) Eph. 2:14 says Jesus is our “peace.”
17) Paul affirmed this same point in places like Rom. 5:1.
18) 2 Cor. 9:15 says “thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift.”
19) We want and need the “compassion” described in the second stanza of this hymn.
20) We want the “rich grace” also discussed in this second line.
a) Is our real dependence on God or someone or something else?
b) Under the Old Testament (Ps. 20:7) God said some trusted in “chariots and horses.”
21) Prov. 3:5 says trust in God with “all our heart” and “lean not on our own understanding.”
22) This hymn also has these words: Tune our lips to sing thy praise.
a) Let’s insert ourselves into this hymn. Lord I come before you now. At thy feet I humbly bow. Do not MY suit disdain. Lord on you MY soul depends. Fill MY heart with thy rich grace. Tune MY heart to sing thy praise.
