I received this book for free from Thomas Nelson publishers in exchange for doing a book review. I will admit to you that I did not go into reading this with an open mind. I have a big theological problem with books that encourage us to believe that God allows us into His heaven only to send us back to continue in life here on Earth. The heaven that I read about in the Bible is one of such wonder and awe, beyond all our imagination, that I can't imagine a worse punishment than to leave and return to this life.
I found the story to be an easy read. It took me only a few hours to read through the whole book. The story is a great reminder that we can not do this life all on our own. There are times when we must rely on others and there are times that we can rely only on God. Faith in an all powerful and all knowing God can get us through some tremendously difficult times in our lives, including the illness or death of a child. Without God, these could easily break the best of us.
Unfortunately, I did not find the picture of heaven that was presented at all satisfying. I saw none of the majesty or glory of God presented. If the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, it stands to reason that heaven will be a manifestation of that purpose. I would not recommend this book to anyone. There are much better books written to help us understand what heaven may be like, and there are much better books written about the struggles families face with a child's illness or death.
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Amen! I completely agree with you. I didn't get the book myself because of these very reasons. The book also sounded as if they were trying to convince people of Heaven because this kid supposedly had been there. But they seem to fail to realize that we don't need this kids story. Nor do we need any other man's story.
ReplyDeleteWhat we need is the Word of God to inform us that Heaven is a real place. And to go outside of the Word to learn about Heaven is just ludicrous. God revealed Himself through His Word. Not some kid down the street.