“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 10:25
 
In Matthew, Mark and Luke, Scripture reveals Jesus going to the synagogue.
 
“Now when He (Jesus) departed from there, He went into the synagogue.”
Matthew 12:9
(Vs. 9 is sandwiched between:  Vs. 1-8 where His disciples plucked grain on the Sabbath and ate it.  The Pharisees said it was unlawful.  And Vs. 10-13 the controversy over healing on the Sabbath.  We see that Jesus did not forsake honoring the Sabbath.)
 
“Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.”  Mark 1:21
(This was just after Jesus had called the 12 disciples.  Vs. 16-20)
 
“So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up.  And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.”  Luke 4:16
(We see here that it was His custom on the Sabbath to go to the synagogue.)
 
In Acts 13:14-16 Scripture tells us of Barnabas and Paul in Antioch and Paul preaching in the synagogue.  (Read Vs. 14-42 for Paul’s preaching.)
They “went into the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.  And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying,  ‘Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people say on.’  Then Paul stood up…”
 
Scripture gives reason for attendance.  To the Israelites--
It is a divine command as seen in Deuteronomy 12:5-6,
“But you shall seek the place where the LORD your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His habitation; and you shall go. There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your free will offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and flocks.”
 
It is a refuge in times of trouble.  Isaiah 37:1 give us the example of King Hezekiah,
“And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.”
 
It is a place of instruction as Scripture tells us in Micah 4:2,
“Many nations shall come and say,
‘Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
To the house of the God of Jacob; 
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths…’”
 
For Believers, we have Jesus’ example in Luke 4:16.  It was His custom to be in attendance on the Sabbath.  If we are being conformed to His image how then can we not make church attendance a priority?  The world has many enticing things that would draw us away and there are conditions that prevent some from attendance, BUT, heartbreakingly, for many it is only a choice to make.
 
Also, we have the Apostles as an example, this is after Jesus’ ascension,
“Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.  And they worshipped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.  Amen”  Luke 24:51-53
 
Let us personally seek to see what Scripture tells of this day of rest that God has provided and the importance of meeting together.
 
Most precious Lord God, with grateful hearts, we honor and adore You!  Amen
 
So we sing:
“I will bless the Lord at all times.
His praise shall continually be in my mouth,
My soul shall make her boast in Thee Lord,
The humble shall hear thereof and be glad.
Oh magnify the Lord with me;
And let us exalt His name together.
I sought the Lord and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.”