I think the pastoral nature of this devotional is what makes it so great. Most of the verses come from the New Testament, and are concentrated mostly around the Gospels. Often, Chambers has a point he wants to get across, and the selected verse acts more as a proof text. As is typical for daily devotionals, you have all or part of one verse, then a brief mini-sermon that can sometimes be something like a commentary on the selected verse or it will be something a little more practical. Which makes my more expensive purchase seem like a good choice, as I will probably come back to this every few years or so. I’ve read a number of year long daily devotionals, but I think I have to put this as number one. You can find the book in old hardback, or newer paperback for as little as $5 most places, but I purchased the one pictured above, which will cost you about $20, because I’m a sucker for patent leather books.

My edition was edited by James Riemann, who has edited a number of older devotionals. The book was published in 1935 and was based on King James version of the Bible, but there are many options to purchase the devotional with updated language. They are all fairly short easy reads, spanning a wide array of topics.

It is 365 one-page devotions to be read each day of the year. Others have complained about the font, that issue seems to have been addressed: the font is an easy-to-read sans serif or Helvetica style font.My review format is going to be a little different on this one because it is a daily devotional. They challenge and inspire you to examine your faith and to journey toward a closer relationship with God.įeatures include: 2 reading options, optional daily reminders, comment section to share thoughts and discuss the days readings, Journal, and more. The dailiy devotionals cut to the truth of scripture with wisdom like: “Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.” and “The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.”Īlthough these words were written a hundred years ago, the reflections and truth ring ever true.

This app is two-books in one, offering both the Classic (original text) and Updated (in today's language) of one of the bestselling devotionals of all time, My Utmost for His Highest.

Utmost for his highest daily devotional