We all walk closer to the edge than we think. There is a thin line between disaster and prosperity, joy and sorrow, laughter and tears, life and death.

Let a car pull out in front of you.  Let a tiny switch malfunction and the whole plane crashes.  Let the train jump the tracks.  Let the brakes give away.  Let a tiny virus enter our system.  Let the lightning flash and in just a moment we are gone.

So much teaches us that we’re not in control of our own destiny.  Who can understand the mysteries of the universe? Why are you alive today and someone else is dead? Why have we been to many funerals and no one has been to ours–yet!

That leads me to make the following point: As bad as things are, if it weren’t for God, things would be much worse. That seems obvious, and perhaps it is, but we need to hear it again. If it weren’t for God, no matter how bad things are in your life right now, they would be much worse without the Lord.  You are invited to join Dr. T. D. Worthington for this week’s edition of PathLight. Our message is entitled “Astonishing Gratefulness.”