On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. Exodus 40:2
For almost 500 years, the Tabernacle of the congregation would serve the children of Israel, through the 40 years in the wilderness wanderings, and through more than 400 years in its semi-permanent home in Shiloh, before it was replaced by the temple in Solomon’s reign. This amazing structure served the nation well through an amazing array of leaders and circumstances. And our text tells us of the first time it was set up. It was very appropriate that its great history begin by gathering the people on the first day of the first month. The Lord gathers His people these days on the first day as well. But it is on the first day of every week.
When Paul was giving the Assembly at Corinth instructions about the Lord’s Supper, he reminded them that it was not to be a rare event: ‘For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till He come’ – 1 Corinthians 11:26. As we read the book of the Acts, we find the early Christians established, and maintained, the practice of eating the Lord’s Supper on the first day of every week. It’s a practice that we do well to maintain today.
The first day of the week was the day our Lord rose in triumph over death, and gave us the empty tomb as proof of the resurrection. That’s a good reason for us to meet to remember Him on the first day of every week. Also, nothing is more important to us today than the reality that Christ died for our sins. Because of that reality, it is most appropriate that we begin every week by remembering His death in His own appointed manner.
On this first day of the week, our Lord desires that we gather and eat His supper, and show His death until He come. -Jim MacIntosh
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