MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR JESUS IN AMERICA ON JULY 4, 2021

“MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR JESUS IN 2021″
JUDE 1-2, 14-23
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR AMERICA ON JULY 4, 2021

One day Jude felt constrained to write to a group of people about what he called “the common salvation,” but it appears that the Holy Spirit impressed him to write about the importance and apparent urgency of contending for the faith. By the way, the Holy Spirit has every right to change your plan–what you’re going to do, going to write, going to say, where you’re going. God knows your name, your house number, your zip code, your telephone number, your social security number, your driver’s license number, your employment number, your birth certificate number.

If He calls you up today or tonight, don’t send Him back a busy signal. The Holy Spirit knew what was coming in the last days. You could write 07/04/21 over this text. He knew what was coming for such a time as this. He gave a written admonition in a permanent record of what we ought to do. In these last days of heresy, apostasy, and widespread hypocrisy, it is incumbent to earnestly contend for the faith, to strive vigorously as if it is a life and death struggle–like mortal combat–to stand unhesitatingly, unapologetically, compassionately, and patiently in defense of the faith.

God uses instruments like you and me to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. Don’t look for anything else to be delivered–no more Divine Revelation, visions, dreams to make known the plans of God. How can we add anything to what is infinitely perfect–God’s Word. The Bible is complete as it is, ultimate, final, finished with no needed revisions, no perversions, no addendum. God’s Word is absolute, and when God finished it, He finished.

Don’t ask God for a resume of His past performances, for personal references, for His credentials, for His business card, or His ID. It’s all in the Book. Don’t ask God to repeat Himself, to change His mind, for a second opinion, to rescind His commandments, or to soften His commands. His mentality toward sin has not changed. He doesn’t tolerate sin in your life or mine any more than He did Adam or Eve’s. When God dials you number, don’t ask “Who’s calling?” When God speaks, every sensible believer recognizes his Voice. He always speaks with a tongue that never slips, writes with a pen that doesn’t blot, and acts with a hand that never fails.

It’s time to stand up for Jesus. What an analysis of the need of this hour. When a significant portion of the 6 billion souls inhabiting the planet have turned a deaf ear to God and set themselves on a path of destruction, we need to be MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR JESUS. Perilous times are before us (2 Tim. 3:1). It’s not time to hide ourselves in a bunker to avert the Lord’s return. It’s time to act.

To make a difference for Jesus for Jesus in 2021, more than ever before we need to stand up for Jesus and stand on the Word. At the same time, we need to stand against Satan and stand firm.

Stand against Satan by recognizing the enemy, recognizing his strategy, realizing his weakness (Jesus and the Word of God), and realizing victory.

Stand firm by realizing that saying it is not enough, but you must remain strong and sincere, standing firm in sufferings. A significant moral and spiritual decline can be traced back in our country to the atheitizing of our public schools in 1962 when prayer was ruled unconstitutional in a public school, then in 1963 reading the Bible in a school was ruled unconstitutional. The 10 Commandments were taken out in 1980. And, now God is out.

Some other major factors in America’s moral and spiritual decline: erasing of Sabbath Day restrictions where Sundays became like any other day of the week; the errancy and irrelevancy of the Bible; arguing among churches/Christians about most anything, especially non-essentials of the faith; erasing of what used to be considered sin; an arrogant society with an overemphasis on sports stars and superstars in various professions.

The lyrics below of a song I composed in 1981, are so relevant for right now, July 4, 2021. Let’s recommit to make a difference for Jesus. He gave His all for me; I will give my best for Him. Let’s join together to be a difference for Jesus by standing up for Jesus, standing on the Word, standing against Satan, and standing firm.

I WANT TO BE A DIFFERENCE

1ST VERSE

AS NEVER BEFORE IN THE AGE OF THIS WORLD THE TIME HAS COME TO SHOW WHOSE SIDE YOU’RE ON;
FOR GOD’S PEOPLE IT’S TIME TO SPEAK OUT AND BE HEARD; WITH NO REGRETS I WANT TO LET MY STAND BE KNOWN.

CHORUS

I WANT TO BE A DIFFERENCE WHEN MOST OTHERS ARE GIVING IN;
I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS; I WANT TO LIVE FOR HIM.

2ND VERSE

THROUGH HIS WORD FROM THE BEGINNING GOD’S MADE IT CLEAR FOR EVERYONE WHAT HE EXPECTS FROM THE CREATION HE HAS MADE;
IF YOU’RE NOT FOR ME YOU’RE AGAINST ME HE SPOKE THROUGH CHRIST, HIS SON;
IF YOU’RE ON GOD’S SIDE HIS WORD YOU WILL OBEY.

REPEAT 1ST CHORUS

3RD VERSE

BUT LIKE A ROARING LION THE DEVIL IS ALWAYS SEEKING OUT NEW PREY AND MILLIONS HAVE BEEN SWAYED BY HIS CUNNING LIES;
TO MAKE YOU THINK THE HOLY BIBLE IS OUTDATED FOR TODAY IS A SCHEME HE’S USING TO GET YOU ON HIS SIDE.

4TH VERSE

BUT THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT TO BE MISUSED AND COMPROMISED LIKE TODAY AS NEVER BEFORE IN HISTORY;
IF YOU STAND FIRM AND WON’T GIVE IN YOU’LL BE MOCKED AND CRITICIZED, BUT IN THE END THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST YOU’LL KNOW VICTORY.

CHORUS

I WANT TO BE THE DIFFERENCE IF ALL OTHERS ARE GIVING IN;
I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS, I WANT TO LIVE FOR HIM.

FINAL CHORUS

DO YOU WANT TO BE A DIFFERENCE WHEN MOST OTHERS ARE GIVING IN;
GIVE FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE TO JESUS, IF YOU WANT TO LIVE FOR HIM;
I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS, I WANT TO BE A DIFFERENCE FOR HIM.

© 1981, 2021 Bobby Mullins