Kids Corner — Day 175

A borrowed axe head fell into the Jordan River, and Elisha threw in a stick and made the heavy iron float! When Syria's army surrounded Dothan to capture Elisha, his servant was terrified. Elisha prayed, "LORD, open his eyes," and the young man saw the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. God struck the soldiers with blindness, Elisha led them into Samaria, and instead of hurting them, the king gave them a great feast and sent them home. Later Samaria was surrounded again, and food became so scarce that people were starving. Elisha promised, "Tomorrow flour will be cheap again," and that night God made the Syrians hear the sound of a mighty army, so they fled and left everything behind. Four hungry men with leprosy found the empty camp, ate, and then said, "Today is a day of good news — we must go and tell!" Paul and Barnabas parted ways kindly but firmly, and Paul took Silas and young Timothy with him instead. In a night vision, a man of Macedonia begged, "Come over and help us!" So they sailed across the sea, and in Philippi a seller of purple cloth named Lydia listened, the Lord opened her heart, and she and her whole household were baptized. Jesus' good news had crossed into a whole new land.