My Utmost for His Highest

I've read through this devotional a few times but always like to go back and read through the powerful words and insight of Oswald Chambers.

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a prominent early twentieth century Scottish Protestant Christian minister and teacher, best known as the author of the widely-read devotional My Utmost for His Highest. The thing I find most fasicinating about Chambers is that he did not find satisfaction in Christianity, finding the Bible 'dull' and uninspiring. After four years of spiritual dryness, Chambers realized that he couldn't force himself to be holy. Once he realized that the strength and peace he was looking for was Christ himself, Christ's life in exchange for his sin, he experienced great renewal so much so that he described it as an unspeakable emancipation. (http://www.ccel.org/c/chambers/)

In his devotional he says, "Shut out every other consideration and keep yourself before God for this one thing only - My Utmost for His Highest. I am determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him and for Him alone."

May this one thing be the testimony of my life. That through all things I give my utmost for His Highest! To God be the glory for He has done great things. My part is to give Him the praise that is due Him through the way I live my life.

Chambers was so right on when he said that satisfaction is not found in Christianity. It's found in the person of Jesus Christ! He is our source of satisfaction and life everlasting. It is Christ himself who loves us, comforts us, provides for us, sustains us, lifts us up.. not religion! And, once we finally get ourselves to the point of not only believing this but living it; it will truly change our lives forever and in everything we say and do we will want to bring glory to God and praise Him for all He has done for us.