This is one of my favorite songs at the Church I lead. The tempo is upbeat, the lyrics are easy to sing, and everyone seems to like it, so the vocals fill the room.

It captures a line from the Lord’s Prayer, “Your kingdom come, your will be done,” and applies it to the Church. Lord, as a congregation of believers, we want to be your kingdom of God on earth. And the believers sing it on Sunday morning to say, “Start here, right now.”

I would like you to expand your concept of the word HERE.

What would it mean for you to sing that song, or at least say that phrase, everywhere you went?

Lord, use me to build your kingdom HERE – here in my marriage. Here in my parenting. Here in my career. Here in my leisure time. Here in private moments.

The kingdom of God is something that I hope permeates every Church, but more than that, I hope it expands into every part of our lives.