In recent years there have been a couple of popular contemporary Christian songs about Sunday coming. The implicit idea in them is that if we can hang on through the rest of the week and make it to Sunday, we will be okay. Now, while the songs may be okay if you are just hanging on, another perspective that comes to me is about Monday.
However, first, we look at Sunday and the purpose of our gathering. A couple of scriptures come to mind.
15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ – 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:15–16 (NKJV)
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:23–25 (NKJV)
The two passages above address why we as His body gather. The Ephesians one addresses the importance of speaking truth in love to one another in order to grow spiritually. Paul also speaks of the importance of growth coming through what joints supply. The important point here is that a joint is a relationship between two or more parts. We need one another. The Hebrews passage is clear that we need to gather and stir one another to walk in good works. Again, we need one another to grow and walk out our callings. These are reasons for a Sunday gathering, or any other gathering of the body. To build up and encourage one another to walk out what Jesus has called us to walk in.
This now brings us to Monday, or any other day of the week. If scripturally a primary purpose of gathering on Sunday is to stir one another to engage in love and good works and to strengthen one another then we logically need to consider the end purpose of that, which Paul tells us.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
Given that Sunday is only one day of the week and God has prepared good works for us that means that we have assignments not only on Sunday but Monday to Saturday as well.
This means we need to think not only that Sunday is coming, but we need to look forward to Monday coming and seek to discern the assignment He has for us that day. Sunday we can worship and fellowship with our fellow believers then on Monday look forward to the opportunity to take what we have experienced out to our home and the marketplace.
In conclusion, yes, every seven days Sunday is coming. Let’s appreciate that, then let’s use it to embrace our calling the other six days of the week.
