In a number of places, the New Testament describes this meal as a feast, as a festival. In Jude, the saints are told to avoid the immoral men who defile their love feasts (Jude 12; 2 Pet. 2:13). Paul tells the Corinthians to get rid of the yeast of malice and wickedness as they observe the festival (1 Cor. 5:8). This is a love feast.
But some might wonder at the simplicity of it. The apostle encourages us to use small portions (1 Cor. 11:34), which we do, and the Lord instituted the meal with the two very simple ingredients of bread and wine (Luke 22:19-20). What do we have then? We have small portions, with just two elements, and the Scriptures call this a feast. The conclusion we need to draw is that the Bible is teaching us to redefine what true wealth is, what true abundance is. Rather than complaining that this “isn’t really” a feast, we need to remember that the Word of God is absolute. God defines what a feast is.
The worldlings always think that if one’s good, then two must be better. Kings and potentates always like to forget the meaning of words like “excess.” They like pomp, they like fanfare, they like arabesques up near the ceiling. But the Lord is of a different mind. He has determined to remake the world, and He has decided to use simpler lines. We are His people, and so He wants us to learn to worship Him, as the early Christians did, with gladness and simplicity of heart. We do not think that a godly observance means that it must be ornate, or complicated, or something like a rococo cornice piece near the ceiling of a renaissance ballroom.
Keep the observance simple—and match it with your heart. Come, and welcome.