Elisha’s Room

2 Kings 4:8-17

Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Second Kings or 2 Kings. It is the second book in the Bible that tells about the kings of Israel.

We begin with a man named Elisha. Elisha was God’s friend and traveled to this town to do God’s work. 


One day, he met a woman who wanted to help him! She thought he might be hungry, so she invited him to dinner with her and her husband. Elisha was thankful for the help, and he ate dinner with them. Then, whenever Elisha was in town, he ate dinner at their house!


One day, they had an idea of how they could help Elisha even more. The woman and her husband decided to build a room for Elisha on the roof of their house so he would have a place to stay! 


Once they built the room, they had to decide what to put in it. Let’s see, Elisha will need something to sleep on. What should it be? Should he sleep on a trampoline? Or should he sleep on a bed? A bed! That’s right. 


Now, what if Elisha needs a place to sit and write a letter? What would he need?
A swimming pool? Or a table and chair? A table and chair, you’re right. That’s exactly what he’ll need. 


Now one last thing: Elisha will need something to help him see in his room when it gets dark. What would he need for that? A kangaroo? Or a lamp? A lamp! You’re right. That’s exactly what he’ll need! 


The woman made sure Elisha’s room was all ready for him. There was a bed so he could sleep. There was a table and chair so he could write. And there was a lamp to help him see after dark. When Elisha saw the room, he was so happy and thankful! The woman and her husband were such great helpers! Elisha was very thankful that God had given him people to help him!


Isn’t that awesome? And we can thank God for the people who help us, too! Who helps you? Maybe your mom or dad? Or your teachers? Or your grandparents? So many people help us, and we can thank God for them.






Bible Paraphrase: I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. —Psalm 111:1, ESV

Text Truth: I can thank God for people who help me.



Family Devotional

She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.”
—2 Kings 4:9-17

Our Bible story was about helpers. The helpers in today’s story were a woman and her husband. Do you remember how they helped Elisha? They built a room for Elisha to stay in when he visited. I wonder if Elisha thanked God for the people who helped him. I think he did! And we should, too! 

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. —Psalm 111:1, ESV

We learned that we can thank God for everything. So, with your family, make a list of things you’re thankful for. And it can be ANYTHING, because we can thank God for everything! You can thank God for a person who helps you, like the woman and her husband helped Elisha in our story. You can thank God for food, toys, family, friends, rain, animals, flowers . . . ANYTHING!

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, say, “Dear God, we have SO much we can thank You for because we can thank You for everything! Today, [family member's name] wants to thank You for [what family member named]. (Continue with each family member and what they named.) I pray (name each family member) and I will keep giving thanks to You with our whole heart. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

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