The Good News: Wait on The Lord (7/12)

THE GOOD NEWS: 'WAIT ON THE LORD'
July 12th, 2026
Pastor Jay Singh
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrssvt7e_YY


SCRIPTURES:
PSALMS 63:1-8 (NLT)
1O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.
2I have seen you in your sanctuary
and gazed upon your power and glory.
3Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!
4I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
5You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.

6I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.
7Because you are my helper,
I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
8I cling to you;
your strong right hand holds me securely.


-One of the greatest threats against eager expectation and a deep hunger and thirst for God is an
un-surrendered mind!

-We are not free to think however we want!
-We are not free to fantasize about whatever our flesh craves (even though we didn't say it out loud).
-The Holy Spirit cannot flow through a mind that has restrictive access to Holy Thinking!


The first area of repentance highlighted is an un-surrendered mind.


[NOTES]:

God wants to clear the debris of wreckage in our lives so we can enter into all that he has promised us!

God wants to free the captives from the spirit of entrapment (this is not just an invisible prison cell - it's a heavily disguised manipulative and deceptive evil spirit).

**This spirit seeks to seduce people into adulterous habits and wild thinking.


PHILIPPIANS 2:5 (NLT) - Posture of 'the mind'.
5You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.


COLOSSIANS 3:2 (NLT)
2Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.


ROMANS 12:2 (NLT)
2Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.


2 CORINTHIANS 2:16 (NLT)
16For, who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?”

But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.


The thought lives of people at large has become a war zone.
 And many have become depleted because of their lack of surrender, discipline and self-control.


**A mind which is left unattended establishes a playground for demons to infest, but a mind covered by The Blood of Christ rejects all oppression and becomes protected by The Bloods power.


1 PETER 1:13  - (First part of Verse 1) - [NKJV]
13Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober.

[NLT]
13So prepare your minds for action and exercise 'self-control'.


[NIV]
13Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober.


[Keeping the mind clear from obstructions calls for intense action!]


This action should always be immediate fellowship with Jesus and calling on His blood.


PHILIPPIANS 4:7 (ESV)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


**If something is standing as a placeholder to the peace of God in my life, my heart and mind will be left unguarded!
(What is in conflict with God's peace?)


**A mind that doesn't desperately wait on The Lord is occupied by worldly affairs.

Exodus 14:14
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (NIV)


**[Coming back to the importance of waiting on The Lord] - This is where our minds need to live!
ISAIAH 40:31 (NKJV)
31But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.


[TPT]
31But those who entwine their hearts with Yahweh
will experience divine strength.
They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles,
run their races without growing weary,
and walk through life without giving up.


Jesus wants us to surrender our minds!