Today’s Thought “Vulnerable; On Rhetoric Avenue” G. Ward 1 Thessalonians 5: 22 “Abstain from every form of evil.” I must admit how disheartened I’ve been to witness believers, faithful in attendance to their local fellowship’s services, yet pervading utter vitriolic disdain for opposing political views; even saying God is on our side (*Isa.55:8-9). This nation is established on a system of “checks and balances,” diffusing wrongful possibility of ultimate power exercised and whereas campaigns from every side pervade promises, even saying “trust me to do it,” while devaluing your knowledge of hundreds of legislators with personal argument and agenda, insisting “by the people, for the people” stance, needs your interrogation. There’s shamefully an implicit trust given these politicians with a similitude only deserving to the All-Wise Savior and while some say, “that’s just not true,” expressions at a constant reveals the heart (Matt.6:21). Pulpits have exacerbated this idolatrous behavior in signifying proposed responsibility for certain candidates. IS THE LORD NOT ENOUGH?