Blessed

By William Rhoads

In addition to salvation and eternal life, everything that I have, everything that I am, everything that I ever will be, I owe to the Lord Jesus Christ. Without his love and grace, this story would be meaningless, just as life (any life) is meaningless without him. All mankind owes him more than can ever be repaid.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503583375

William Rhoads

W.F. Rhoads lives in Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, with his wife, Dodie, and their Jack Russell terrier, Petey. He is the father of three married daughters (Erin, Erika, and Eileen) and the grandfather of two grandsons (Adam and Fred) and three granddaughters (Rachel, Holly, and Hannah). He has been writing poetry for forty years and is the author of “even Einstein knew that,” published by Xlibris in 2008. Additionally, he has had poems published in several periodicals.

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Blessed

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William Rhoads

Copyright © 2015 by William Rhoads.

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Table of Contents

Blessed

Do Not Fear

Parole

Deliver Me

Siege

Forever

The True Vine

My Cup Runneth Over

Walking Through The Valley

Just Believe

He is There

All the Days of my Life

Darkness

Greater

My Everything

In the Morning

My Eyes Do Not See

Ready

Psalm 103

Where is Thy Sting?

Bring Me Home to You

Everything I Need

You Are All There Is

A Mountain Awaits

A New Day

Teach Me

Next

Everyday

Arise

Rejoice

In the Early Morning Silence

All Things Are Possible

Great is the Lord Our God!

Slave

Yeshua

Through You

Change My Heart

Lead Me O Lord

Romans 12:21

All That I Have

Ours To Choose

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread. Jesus answered, It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’ The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours. Jesus answered, It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’ The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. If you are the Son of God, he said, throw yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not