Passages: Darien’s Rise, Part 3 Devotional: Looking for Neon Arrows
October 1st, 2009
After you’ve heard “Passages: Darien’s Rise, Part 3,” check out this devotional thought. (If you haven’t heard Part 3, check out the Media Player starting October 3. You can also find a station in your area.)
Hear a preview of Part 3:
Click to play
By Jonathan Friday
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Neon Sign
You may have noticed that the Unseen One in Marus is just like God in our world. So when the Old Judge and Anna are talking about following the Unseen One in Marus, they’re talking about following God in our world.
When I was trying to decide which college to attend, I prayed that God would give me signs to help me follow Him – like neon arrows in the sky, pointing me in the right direction. Surprise, surprise: those miraculous pointers never showed up. Instead, through “little things” like prayer, listening to my parents, and doing my best to serve God with my gifts, He made it pretty clear where I should go to college.
In today’s episode, Anna asks the Old Judge, “How do you know what the calling is?” The Judge’s answer for knowing how to follow God? “Sometimes the knowledge comes in very visible and tangible ways. For most, though, it comes in prayer and the study of the Sacred Scrolls.” (In our world, the Sacred Scrolls go by another name…the Bible!) So, in our world, knowing God’s calling comes from talking with God and listening to the commands he’s already called us to carry out.
Right now, I’m at another crossroads in life, getting ready to graduate from college. I still wouldn’t mind those neon arrows, but I know that the answers I’m looking for are more likely to be found through talking with the “Unseen One” and reading a certain book that I keep next to my bed. The “calling” that I’m looking for is right in front of me. For now, my calling is to follow God in everything – and trust Him to make my paths straight.
How has God guided your life? How can you be obedient to his calling? Let us know in the comments below.
- Get a summary and discussion questions for Passages: Darien’s Rise, Part 3.
- Check out the Passages website.
Hear a preview of Part 4:
Click to play
Tags: Darien's Rise, Devotional, Passages
R.J. on October 1st, 2009 - 9:53am
I love Darien’s Rise! It is so suspensful!
Great job!
Blessings,
R.J.
P.S. My family and I love Odyssey
a. on October 1st, 2009 - 1:43pm
by reading Gods word the Bible, and doing what he tells us too is one way of following him. its always best to do what God tells us to do.
Ashley on October 1st, 2009 - 3:16pm
Darien’s Rise rocks!!
God Bless
Ashley
Em on October 1st, 2009 - 4:40pm
Who is writing these devotions? I really like them!
hannah on October 1st, 2009 - 5:59pm
KEEP up the good work!
kech wolcott on October 1st, 2009 - 6:37pm
dariens rise is awsome! cant wait for part 3 to come out!
M.J. on October 3rd, 2009 - 7:08am
I love Darien’s personality. I think he really funny and I would love to have a friend like him.
o.g.b. on October 3rd, 2009 - 9:16am
I love it too! It is so exciting!
aio#1 on October 3rd, 2009 - 1:37pm
Its kind of obvious whats going to happen.
jane on October 3rd, 2009 - 11:24pm
i love it.
CHELS! on October 4th, 2009 - 8:33am
I am right now at the same “crossroads” deciding where I am going to go to university. In, fact I just talked with my Dad about it (again) last night. It is tough, but we came to the same conclusion – to trust God that he’ll work it out if we seek him. And now all that’s left to do is wait…..
Philip on October 4th, 2009 - 8:59am
great!
mikel on October 4th, 2009 - 9:29am
ahhh i can wait i love this series and i love ADventures in Odyssey
Picachu on October 4th, 2009 - 5:04pm
Ditto.
P.S.It is going to be awsome.
bekie on October 4th, 2009 - 5:07pm
WOW WOW WOWWWWWWWWWWWY CAZZZZZZZZZZWEY I THINK THERE SHOULD BE 2 HOURS OF ODYSSEY EVERY DAY AND ON SUNDAY BECAUSE ON SUNDAY AFTER MORNING WORSHIP DERRING OUR NAP zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzI’D LIKE TO LISTEN TO IT BEFOR GOING BACK TO CHURCH AT 7:00
LOVE ALWAYS IN CHRIST
12 YEAR OLD BEKIE
Emily on October 5th, 2009 - 7:11am
Darien’s Rise was so great! I LOVED it!
Good job on everything you do!
God Bless!
MATT on October 5th, 2009 - 10:36am
WE LOVE PASSAGES
THANKS
MATT
ABIGAIL on October 5th, 2009 - 12:18pm
I love Andventures in Odyssey, most of all Darien’s Rise and the Novacom Saga,keep up the good work,
Abigail
hannah on October 5th, 2009 - 1:10pm
i am a big fan of odyssey i have dariens rise on my playlist i am yousually a big fan of this stuff but i have not heard it yet i will see if any more commits blessings to you all love hannah
odysseyfreak on October 5th, 2009 - 3:10pm
AIO is to addictive!!! Darian’s Rise is so cool! I wonder if they will make audio dramas of the rest of the Passages books?! I hope so! I’m throwing this question out to everyone, who has read at least 1 of the Passages books? I have read all of them!
BEKIE on October 5th, 2009 - 5:21pm
I adore the series and i listen to them over and over and over again and again there twotoly cool Yay Ya.
BEKIE on October 5th, 2009 - 5:24pm
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD THERE COOL i MEAN TWOTOLY [TOTALY] i enjoy them.
Sharlene on October 6th, 2009 - 11:26am
I totally LOVE Darien’s Rise. It’s my favorite show of Adventures in Odyssey EVER. I look forward to it every week.
Beth on October 6th, 2009 - 3:30pm
These new shows are pretty good. Anybody else notice that they’re paralleling the story of David in 1 Samuel? Pretty obvious to me, Lawrence is Saul, George is Jonathan, and the old judge is Samuel. Oh yes, and Michelle is Michal of course. If you look up the story of David, you’ll see that Michal really did warn David and help him escape like Michelle.
wootun baset on October 7th, 2009 - 6:13pm
I <3 these stories!!!!! i didnt no they made books though. wootun baset is my fav character. i have heard like every audio odyssey story like 200 times and i still love them. i have them on my mp3
jayla on October 8th, 2009 - 6:32pm
i love it
jayla on October 8th, 2009 - 6:34pm
is there a 3rd
jayla on October 8th, 2009 - 6:37pm
sorry abcut this is the 3rd time.but i found it. cool
trent on October 8th, 2009 - 7:16pm
I LOVE IT
maddie mag on October 10th, 2009 - 10:25am
i love AIO. so cool!:)
hannah on October 12th, 2009 - 2:30pm
o i love it and it is a good lesson
Rebekah on October 13th, 2009 - 9:36pm
love it!
hannah on October 14th, 2009 - 12:24pm
hey i love this very much
maya on October 14th, 2009 - 2:04pm
I love the story its great! keep up the good work!
abc on October 14th, 2009 - 5:21pm
this is off topic but i like the episode where the gangs are at camp and the gangmember to large says that deep poem it is touching
rebekah on October 17th, 2009 - 12:26am
IT IS GREAT!
jazmyne on October 21st, 2009 - 2:27am
i love every thing that you guys do sometimes i can see every thing you guys are doing .
dave on October 21st, 2009 - 5:52pm
i love the show
i can’t wait until darin’s rise comes out part6
Tyler on October 26th, 2009 - 2:39am
I’ve read most of the books of passages but never listened to the audios ’cause I didn’t get the memo. jk. does anyone know where I can find the free audio (or post the audio on like youtube or somethin’)
Tyler on October 26th, 2009 - 3:09am
yes that was all the letters I could use.
sara on October 27th, 2009 - 4:31pm
I love it !
someone on November 10th, 2009 - 7:39pm
AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
baden t. on May 1st, 2010 - 9:12am
i love listening to dariens rise when were traveling to hamilton to visit my family there when my dads drivng my brother falls asleep sometimes i do as well so long baden age 9
mikey on June 24th, 2010 - 3:40pm
D} Passages is Totally Awesome!!!!