Playing Marbles with Diamonds, And Other Messages for America & the rest of the World!by Vance Havner.
“In a day when tragedy has become comedy, we play fast and loose with eternal issues. The Pearl of great price is not cheap! I have read that years ago in that part of Africa where diamonds in the rough were plentiful, a traveler chanced upon boys playing. Closer investigation revealed that they were playing marbles with diamonds. God forgive us today if we handle God's treasures as though they were trifles and the coinage of the eternal as though it were play money. Now is no time to play marbles with diamonds!”
Vance Havner’s blazing messages touched all aspects of life. He cautioned that too often we have despised our birthright and made light of our heritage. Concerning the family, Dr. Havner warned that our nation may crumble because marriage is no longer a lifetime contract. True worship of God has been devalued as well. “We may have developed a generation incapable of reverence and worship in the presence of the holy God.”
Although Havner's words may have stung, he pointed to the timeless solution – genuine revival within the hearts, homes, churches, and nation of born again believers.
