Bro. John:
I have been reading Zoli’s wonderful testimonies on FB, and some of the unfavorable comments towards the truth. As I read them, I was reminded of a poem you wrote in September 1993. I have hung onto the copy that I have for many years. I pull it out and read it every now and then to remind myself of how useless man’s opinions and thoughts are. Without the holy Ghost and the truth of God in our hearts, what will it matter, at last? As the Lord told you many years ago, “What difference does it make what men say about anything?” And I remember when the Spirit woke me one morning with, “This world and its meanings will all pass away. Jesus is the only sure thing.”
I love the absolute sobering truth and strength in the words you wrote.
~ Sandy
What Will It Matter, At Last?
John David Clark, Sr.
September 30, 1993
What will it matter, when life is past?
What will it matter, at last?
When all the honor men can give
Is given, yet we still must live?
Though many curse, and few forgive
What will it matter, at last?
What will it matter, though men despise,
And now avert their lofty eyes?
When Jesus Christ bestows his prize
What will it matter, at last?
What will it matter, when life is o’er,
And tongues of strife can strive no more?
When angry gazes all have burned
And hateful men the truth must learn?
When Christ no longer will be spurned,
And closes tight the door?
“Fret not thyself in any wise
to sin”, but seize upon the prize.
How can it touch the man who dies
And penetrates the darkened glass?
Be strong in faith. Endure the shame.
What will it matter, at last?
He made the way. We bear the blame,
But what will it matter, at last?