For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

— 1 Corinthians 3:11

The work of God, the house that He is building, is you.  He has only one foundation to build with–-Jesus Christ, or the Word of God.  The Word is the only thing strong enough to stand the test of time, to stay firm in the midst of a storm, to be more sure than heaven and earth.  Many try to build on other foundations; they try to build on money, on a beautiful building, on a program, on gimmicks, or by people-pleasing, but the only foundation that will remain is the Word.  In your own life-–every part of your life must be built on the Word.  Why is this so?  Because there is a fire coming to the Body of Christ (v. 13).  This fire will burn up every foundation other than the Word.  If you have built on and trusted in money, you will lose it.  If you have built on and trusted in people, you will lose them.  If you have built on and trusted in position, you will lose your position.  The fire will burn up everything not built on the Word.  But don’t fret, this is good news!  After the fire eliminates what you are wrongfully trusting in, you can then start over and build on the Word.  Whatever you depend on, whatever you trust in, other than Jesus Christ will be revealed by fire, removed, and lost.  Past hurts, offenses, and unforgiveness will cause the frame of your building to rot away–-from the inside out!  Allow the fire to burn up all that is not of the Word so that you are a living habitation of God through the Spirit.

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

— Ephesians 2:20

The habitation of God through the Spirit is under construction in the Earth.  It is being built individually and also collectively.  There are many people and churches which have visitations of God every Sunday, but few have grown to be habitations of the Spirit.  The way to build a habitation of God is upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, upon Jesus Christ, or the Word, as the chief cornerstone.  A habitation of God is built on the Word–-it is built upon truth.  Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and He stated that God’s “Word is truth” (John 17:17).  The truth about the new creation, about the righteousness of God, about your authority in Christ, about faith in God, the anointing, the power, divine health, the supernatural, the truth about demons and spirits, about miracles, and Christ in you, will build you solid and strong.  When you know the truth, you will be free in your life (John 8:32).  When you build on the truth and you know the truth, you will speak the truth.  When the truth gets in your mouth, you will grow up into Him in all things (Ephesians 4:15)!  God desires for you not only to be saved but to also come into the knowledge of the truth (I Timothy 2:4).  The house began to be built when you got saved, but now a co-laboring with God and His Word will grow you into a habitation of His Spirit.  Many stop at salvation, but this is only part of God’s plan.  Now come into the knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Word, the Truth.  Co-labor with Him to become a habitation of God.

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

— Ephesians 2:21

We are laboring with the living God to provide a house on the Earth for Him to dwell in.  This house is being built in each person and in each local body of believers to house the presence of God.  This verse states that the building must be fitly framed together–-united in Him closely, truly bonded together, harmoniously fitted together, each separate piece of the building properly fitting into its neighbor.  There is a “fitly framing together” in progress at each local body.  God is dealing with dividing issues in the Body so it will become united and fitly framed together.  Truth is coming through the preaching, through the teaching, and through the prophetic.  Strife, divisions, aught against each other, will be burned up with the fire of the glory–-backbiting, envy, jealousy, burned up!  Selfishness in relationships, in marriages, will be exposed and brought out!  True love and caring for one another will be the order of the day.  We must allow the living God to live in our lives, our marriages, our relationships, and our churches.  We must allow the Spirit of God to move in our daily lives just like we let Him move in our services.  God is removing wrong attitudes with fire so that we will be fitly framed together, closely united as one.  The more united we are, the more a habitation of the Spirit we will become.  Become part of the solution, not part of the problem. Build on the Word of God, speak the truth in love, labor with God in the building of this glory house.  It is the work of God.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

— 1 Corinthians 13:11

When you were born again, your spirit (or you) was instantly changed into the image and likeness of Christ.  Your soul, which is your mind, will, emotions, and understanding, was not changed.  Although you became a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), you still thought, understood, and spoke like a child.  God gave you His Word and Spirit so you would slowly put away childish thinking, understanding, and talking.  He wants you to desire the sincere milk of the Word so that you may grow thereby (1 Peter 2:2).  If you spend time in the Word and under the Word, it will change your thinking and your talking.  As your speech is changed, you will soon start to agree with God and His Word, and the law of faith will go into operation.  Childish unbelief talk will leave your life.  Fear, complaining, and critical talk will be replaced by God’s Word.  What you talk, you will become full of.  As you talk in line with power, you will be full of power; as you talk in line with faith, you will be full of faith.  Soon situations and circumstances that are anti-Word will not change your faith-thinking and faith-talking.  Then, no matter what the challenge, you will continue to live like a mature person and put away childish things.  You are now walking by faith, not by sight; you are now the just one who lives by faith.