Wasn’t Easter awesome? Such excitement and joy and celebration of new life. It was a great day!

I believe that the Easter experience boosts our spiritual walk with the Lord. We find ourselves with a greater desire to be more like Christ. Perhaps we walk away with more determination to live out our purpose or make a difference in our world…

And then Monday morning rolls around and real life happens for some of us. All that joy and excitement and determination and desire flies out the window.

But I’m here to encourage you with a piece of music that is pretty cool. The vocalists and band are hip (or whatever word kids these days use to describe awesomeness). The music is engaging. But it’s the lyrics that make this song pretty perfect for the day after Easter.

Jesus left us behind to carry out His mission. And in order for His mission to be fulfilled, we must pray the words of this song. If we want His kingdom to exist on this earth, we must be part of that kingdom, we must be the kingdom and we must do kingdom work.

Today you may be waking up and feeling a little let down from the beauty of Resurrection Sunday. If that’s the case, this is the song for you. Let it penetrate your heart and soul and light the fire within you to want to be part of this movement.

If you are still riding high on the adrenaline from yesterday, get ready to be boosted to another level. The spiritual fire within you will explode with excitement. This song is that good.

Jesus prayed in Matthew 6:10 that God’s kingdom would come. It’s here. You’re part of that kingdom. Now, let’s pray that God will use you and me to be kingdom builders.

“Build Your Kingdom Here”[i]

Come set Your rule and reign
In our hearts again
Increase in us we pray
Unveil why we’re made

Come set our hearts ablaze with hope
Like wildfire in our very souls
Holy Spirit come invade us now

We are Your Church
We need Your power
In us

We seek Your kingdom first
We hunger and we thirst
Refuse to waste our lives
For You’re our joy and prize

To see the captive hearts released
The hurt; the sick; the poor at peace
We lay down our lives for Heaven’s cause

We are Your church
We pray revive
This Earth

Chorus:

Build Your kingdom here

Let the darkness fear
Show Your mighty hand
Heal our streets and land
Set Your church on fire
Win this nation back
Change the atmosphere
Build Your kingdom here
We pray

Unleash Your kingdom’s power
Reaching the near and far
No force of hell can stop
Your beauty changing hearts

You made us for much more than this
Awake the kingdom seed in us
Fill us with the strength and love of Christ

We are Your church
We are the hope
On Earth

(Chorus)

Click here! You’ll want to listen to this one!

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Donna

[i] “Build Your Kingdom Here,” words and music by Rend Collective Experiment, Thank You Music, 2012