Hello boys and girls, this is Aunt Frenita
And I have a wonderful story for you called "Up, Up and Away"
Today's memory verse is from Psalm 68:35
It says "God gives power and strength to his people"
The message for today's story is God gives us power
Do you want to go to heaven?
What do you want to see there?
What do you want to do?
Elijah wanted to go to heaven too
Elijah woke up. A beautiful smile spread over his face
Today was the day
Today was his last day on earth
God had told him so
Today, God would take him home to heaven
Elijah, and his special helper Elisha, had a conversation
"I am going to Bethel to visit the school of the prophets," Elijah said
"You stay here"
But Elisha also knew that this was Elijah's last day on earth
"I will never leave you!" Elisha exclaimed
"I will go with you"
Elijah and Elisha started on their journey
Elijah visited many of his friends to say goodbye
Late in the afternoon, God told Elijah to cross the Jordan River
The river was deep and there was no bridge
Elijah stopped at the edge of the river bank and took off his cloak
He rolled it up and hit the water with it
The water was divided and there was a dry path for Elijah and Elisha to walk across
"What can I do for you before the Lord takes me away?" Elijah asked his friend
"I want to carry on your work," Elisha said
"I want help from the Lord
I want him to give me his power like he gave it to you"
"If you see me when I am taken away, you will have what you are asking for"
Elijah answered
Suddenly out of no where, a chariot of fire appeared
pulled by horses of fire
The chariot drove right between the two men
and then Elijah was lifted up into the chariot
and quickly taken to heaven by a strong wind called a whirlwind
Elijah dropped his cloak as the chariot took him up
Elisha picked it up and held it close
He looked up into the sky
and he looked as hard as he could
but the chariot of fire and the horses of fire and his friend, Elijah, had disappeared
Elisha walked back to the Jordan River
He stopped and rolled up Elijah's cloak, just as Elijah had done
Then Elisha struck the water with it
The water of the river divided once again
Elisha walked back across the Jordan River on dry land
Now, he was sure that he could carry on Elijah's work
Elisha knew that God had given him power
He would serve God just as Elijah had
for all of his days, he was God's servant
and he used the power God gave him to help others
God will give you power too
power to obey Him and to do good all the days of your life
Closed Captioning by Natasha Ten
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