The Story of Heaven

All through the story of the Bible two parallel and beautiful dramas unfold:

There is the Upper Story. God is real, He is present, and He is working on our behalf. Heaven is breaking into the world more than we recognize, and the story of God’s seeking love, perpetual grace, and longing for relationship with ordinary people is breathtaking.

There is also the Lower Story. We live on earth. We make mistakes, run from God, and resist His overtures of love. Sometimes we get so mired in the Lower Story that we fail to recognize God’s presence breaking into our world. We forget that the God of Heaven longs to have a growing relationship, a friendship, with us – and ultimately sent His Son, Jesus, who died for our sins and rose again to restore that relationship for all who will believe.

It is in The Story of Heaven that these two stories reach their glorious climax: when sin, death, and sorrow will be no more and God will be reunited with His people forever.

Today’s study comes from The Story of Heaven, which combines content from two well-loved pastors and authors – Max Lucado (God’s Story, Your Story) and Randy Frazee (The Story) – along with material to provide solid, biblical teaching on heaven and life after death.