Reminders from Yesterday

Sometimes, God’s Words give us hope for tomorrow.  Other times, God’s Words give us reminders of God’s faithfulness in the past.  They remind us of yesterday’s gone by where God has provided for us, sustained us, strengthened us, or comforted us.  God was always there, we are reminded, trying to walk with us even when we were not trying to walk together with God.

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city. When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. (Acts 1:12-13 NIV)

I wonder if the apostles were reminded of God’s faithfulness in this way when they arrived and went to the upstairs room.  Did this room remind them of another upper room where they shared a meal with Jesus?

On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. Say to the owner of the house he enters, 'The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there." The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. (Mark 14:12-17 NIV)

How about you?  Do you remember past encounters with God?  Do these encounters remind you of God’s faithfulness in the past?  Do these reminders help you trust God as you face life today?  Do reminders from yesterday help you in your walk together with God?