The Second Day...

13 Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law. 14 They found written in the law how the Lord had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths during the feast of the seventh month. 15 So they proclaimed and circulated a proclamation in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hills, and bring olive branches and wild olive branches, myrtle branches, palm branches and branches of other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” 16 So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim. (Nehemiah 8)
Welcome to the second day of the week. It is often overlooked as the second day, but often mistaken for the first day. It seems to get lost in series of seven days, like creation, or the days Israel marched around Jericho, or the days in feast weeks - becoming almost meaningless.  The first day of creation or the week have always been prominent, as has the third day - when Israel finally defeated rebellious Benjamin and Christ defeated the grave. But what about the second day??? It has its place. Today is the day we see if we have learned anything on the first day. As people go back to work (and usually back to school) on the second day, it is a time to apply what we learned yesterday, and to dig deeper into how to apply God's Word to our week. These people above came back for more. They were not satisfied with a weekly dose of truth, but followed up their worship celebration with ongoing devotion to God and His Word. The second day is the second first day of the week. Make the most of it.