Do this in remembrance of me

 by David Long

"For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come" (1 Cor. 11:23-26; cf. Lk. 22:19-20). There's the command "Do this in remembrance of me." That's not an option, it's a command from Jesus. When do we do it? When did the first century Christians do it? They obeyed that command on Sundays "the first day of the week" (Acts 20:7). We follow that pattern. What other day is authorized?