Colossians 2:3 In whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. (Recovery Version)
We have been saved by grace through faith to be God’s masterpiece. …The Greek word [for masterpiece], poiema, means something which has been made, a handiwork, or something which has been written or composed as a poem. Poetry does not consist only of poetic writing; any work of art that expresses the maker’s wisdom and design may be considered a poem. We, the church, the masterpiece of God’s work, are the highest poetry, expressing God’s infinite wisdom and divine design.
God has made many things, but none of them is as dear, precious, valuable, and desirable as the church. The church is God’s masterpiece. Writers, composers, and artists often attempt to achieve a masterpiece, an outstanding work. God created the heavens and the earth, but neither the heavens nor the earth is God’s masterpiece. Likewise, God created man, but not even man is God’s masterpiece. Only one item of God’s work in this universe is His masterpiece, and this masterpiece is the church. As God’s masterpiece, the church is the Body of Christ, the fullness of the One who fills all in all. What could be a greater work than this? Furthermore, the church as God’s masterpiece is the corporate and universal new man (Ephesians 2:15). Because we see things from the side of the messed-up “kitchen” of the church life, we may not realize that the church is such a masterpiece. But eventually we shall see that we are both the Body and the new man, God’s masterwork. (Life-study of Ephesians, ch. 21, by Witness Lee)
