<P> My Utmost for His Highest is a daily devotional by Oswald Chambers ( 1874 - 1917 ) that compiles his Christian preaching to students and soldiers . Chambers ' widow self - published the book with Alden in Oxford circa 1927 ( McFarland , `` Abandoned to God '' , 1993 , p. 278 ) . The book was first published in America by Dodd , Mead , & Co. , in 1935 . The copyright was renewed in 1963 by the Oswald Chambers Publications Association , Ltd . The `` Updated Edition in Today 's Language , '' edited by James Reimann , has appeared in a variety of formats since 1992 . It relies on the New King James Version of the Bible , and has become a series of Christian devotional journals , calendars , and children 's books . The title is taken from one of Chambers 's sermons , where he says `` Shut out every consideration and keep yourself before God for this one thing only - My Utmost for His Highest '' . The book is considered to be one of the most popular religious books ever written , inspiring several people such as author Cal Thomas and President George W. Bush . </P>
<P> My Utmost for His Highest is a daily devotional by Oswald Chambers ( 1874 - 1917 ) that compiles his Christian preaching to students and soldiers . Chambers ' widow self - published the book with Alden in Oxford circa 1927 ( McFarland , `` Abandoned to God '' , 1993 , p. 278 ) . The book was first published in America by Dodd , Mead , & Co. , in 1935 . The copyright was renewed in 1963 by the Oswald Chambers Publications Association , Ltd . The `` Updated Edition in Today 's Language , '' edited by James Reimann , has appeared in a variety of formats since 1992 . It relies on the New King James Version of the Bible , and has become a series of Christian devotional journals , calendars , and children 's books . The title is taken from one of Chambers 's sermons , where he says `` Shut out every consideration and keep yourself before God for this one thing only - My Utmost for His Highest '' . The book is considered to be one of the most popular religious books ever written , inspiring several people such as author Cal Thomas and President George W. Bush . </P>
when was my utmost for his highest written
when was my utmost for his highest written
1927
1927