My Utmost for His Highest, Updated Edition

by Oswald Chambers

Overview

Oswald Chambers was gifted with extracting the essence of biblical principles and condensing them into potent, thought-provoking, and life-changing devotions. They don't take a lot of time to read, but they can infuse you with the timeless truths of the Bible.

In this edition of My Utmost for His Highest, you get updated-language daily devotionals that have become an enduring favorite because Oswald Chambers used his spiritual gifts so wisely and generously.

Compiled from lectures given at the Bible Training College in London, to nightly talks in an Egyptian YMCA during World War I, My Utmost for His Highest will lend a powerful spiritual dimension to your walk with God.

©1992 and authorized by the Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781572934771
Publisher:	Discovery House Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	140,453
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) was born July 24, 1874, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Converted in his teen years under the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, he studied art and archaeology at the University of Edinburgh before answering a call from God to the Christian ministry. He then studied theology at Dunoon College, near Glasgow. From 1906–10 he conducted a Bible-teaching ministry in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. In 1910 Chambers married Gertrude (Biddy) Hobbs. They had one daughter, Kathleen. In 1911 Chambers founded and became principal of the Bible Training College in Clapham, London, where he lectured until the school was closed in 1915 because of World War I. In October 1915 he sailed for Zeitoun, Egypt (near Cairo), where he ministered to British Commonwealth soldiers as a YMCA chaplain. He died there November 15, 1917, of complications following an emergency appendectomy. (The complete story of his life is told in the award-winning biography by David McCasland, Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God.) Although Oswald Chambers wrote only one book, Baf?ed to Fight Better (now published as Our Ultimate Refuge), more than thirty titles bear his name. With this one exception, these published works were compiled by Mrs. Chambers, a court stenographer, from her verbatim shorthand notes of her husband’s messages taken during their seven years of marriage. For half a century following her husband’s death, Biddy Chambers labored to give his words to the world. My Utmost for His Highest, his best-known book, has become a Christian classic.

Editorial Reviews

"What I like about this book is it reminds me about Jesus, about His love for us, and that we have a God who gives us wisdom and truth in a world where truth is hard to come by. His steady discipline to stay true to the Scriptures is an inspiration. I've had this book next to my bed for years."

From the Publisher - Donald Miller

"The insights that Oswald Chambers has sometimes just overwhelm me. There are days when I think, 'Wow, did I need to read that!' It's just part of my life--I read it every day."

From the Publisher - Michael W. Smith

"Oswald Chambers' book is about what it means to give all that we are to the One who is holy and righteous ... It causes me to want to give all that I am, my utmost, for all that He is, His highest."

From the Publisher - Steven Curtis Chapman

"My Utmost for His Highest is a devotional of fresh and vital insights, even after 75 years. Three cheers for this new edition!"

From the Publisher - Joni Eareckson Tada

"I'm a massive fan of My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers . . . It's affected my life more than any book other than the Bible. It is a constant wake-up call reminding me to give up the rights to myself."

From the Publisher - Toby Mac

“What I like about this book is it reminds me about Jesus, about His love for us, and that we have a God who gives us wisdom and truth in a world where truth is hard to come by. His steady discipline to stay true to the Scriptures is an inspiration. I’ve had this book next to my bed for years.”

Donald Miller

“The insights that Oswald Chambers has sometimes just overwhelm me. There are days when I think, ‘Wow, did I need to read that!’ It’s just part of my life—I read it every day.”

Michael W. Smith

“Oswald Chambers’ book is about what it means to give all that we are to the One who is holy and righteous … It causes me to want to give all that I am, my utmost, for all that He is, His highest.”

Steven Curtis Chapman

“I’m a massive fan of My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers . . . It’s affected my life more than any book other than the Bible. It is a constant wake-up call reminding me to give up the rights to myself.”

Toby Mac