The Status Quotes
November 2011
Date Quote Old Testament Reference New Testament Reference
Tuesday,
November 1, 2011		 "The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction."

-Proverbs 1:7		 Proverbs 1:7 1 Corinthians 13:2
"But there's more to this life than living and dying, more than just trying to make it through the day; more to this life, more than these eyes alone can see, and there's more than this life alone can be."

-Steven Curtis Chapman		 Isaiah 6:1-4 John 10:10
Wednesday,
November 2, 2011		 "When a would-be king behaves as a jester, the people cringe;
But even fools who only act like the Righteous Ruler will foster the people."

-Noah Novkonsa Quence		 Psalm 2 Matthew 7:21
Friday,
November 4, 2011		 "Mercy triumphs at the cross,
Love has come to rescue us--Jesus saves."

-Jeremy Camp		 1 Kings 3:27 John 3:17
Saturday,
November 5, 2011		 "A Book.

There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!"

-Emily Dickinson		 Daniel 12:1 Revelation 20:15
"So surrender the hunger to say you must know
Have the courage to say, 'I believe'
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see."

-Michael Card		 Exodus 10:21-23 Matthew
13:13-16
Sunday,
November 6, 2011		 "God is responsible for the consequences of our obedience;
We are responsible for the consequences of our disobedience."

-Dr. Charles Stanley		 Psalm 23:3 John 15:4-5
"...when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot [You have] taught me to say, 'It is well, it is well with my soul.' "

-Horatio Spafford		 Job 1:21 Romans 8:28
Monday,
November 7, 2011		 "I am the heart, He is the heartbeat,
I am the eyes, He is the sight,
And I see clearly I am just a body--
He is the Light--
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But He gives purpose to chance;
I am the dancer, He is the Lord of the Dance."

-Steven Curtis Chapman		 2 Samuel 6:14 John 15:5
Tuesday,
November 8, 2011		 "...Though the motives which governed me may to you appear insufficient, they were in the service of a friend."

-Fitzwilliam Darcy		 Proverbs 18:24
"You know, sometimes charity really hurts."

-Rocky Balboa		 Ephesians 3:13
Wednesday,
November 9, 2011		 "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face;
Now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known."

-Paul the Apostle		 2 Kings 6:17, 20 1 Corinthians
13:12
Thursday,
November 10, 2011		 "And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die,
I know that I am like the rain:
There but for the grace of you go I."

-Paul Simon		 Job 38:28 Ephesians 2:8-9
Friday,
November 11, 2011		 "And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. And he sang to them, now in the Elven-tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness."

-J. R. R. Tolkien		 Deuteronomy
34:1-8		 Revelation
31:3-7
Saturday,
November 12, 2011		 "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character; I have a dream today."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.		 1 Kings 8:39 Hebrews 4:12

Dinner is indeed packed in ice.		 Job
38:22		 John
6:48
6:51
Sunday,
November 13, 2011		 "If you would know one's true passions, take note not of what they do for a living, but of what they do for nothing."

-Hugh Dewey Lovemore		 1 Kings 10:7 Matthew 5:41
"But I have trusted in Your love-in-action; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because He has dealt bountifully with me."

-King David		 Psalm 13:5-6 Acts 13:22-23
Monday,
November 14, 2011		 "O child of God, in the hours of preparation, you must rely fully on your Father's Spirit;
Dear sibling in Christ, in the hour of performance, you must depend totally on your Brother's Breath."

-Eumus Dewbedder		 Exodus 4:10-12 Matthew
22:15-22
"The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands."

-Proverbs 14:1		 Proverbs 14:1 John 4:7-29
Tuesday,
November 15, 2011		 "He wasn't drafted, He volunteered."

-O. Howie Lufzuss		 Isaiah 66:14 Romans 5:8
"A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But the slow to anger pacifies contention."

-Proverbs 15:18		 Proverbs 15:18 Matthew 5:9
"Yeah. Yeah, I just...I had a date."

-Captain Steve Rogers		 Genesis 40:23 Luke 18:35-43
Wednesday,
November 16, 2011		 "And now, O Yahweh my God...I do not know how to go out or come in. ...So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil."

-King Solomon		 1 Kings 3:3-28 Matthew
6:28-30
"You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever."

-King David		 Psalm 16:11 2 Corinthians
1:9-10
Thursday,
November 17, 2011		 "Beloved Christian sibling:
Be encouraged to persevere,
For where words fail, deeds prevail,
But you must get the job
Before you can do the job;
So be exhorted to endure,
For you will prevail while He prevails in you."

-Yul Dewbedder		 Proverbs 21:1
Daniel
4:25-26		 John
19:10-11
Revelation
19:12
Friday,
November 18, 2011		 "In my distress I called upon Yahweh,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears."

-King David		 Psalm 18 Matthew
6:5-15
Saturday,
November 19, 2011		 "Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For Yahweh is good; His love-in-action is forever, and His faithfulness to all generations."

-Psalm 100:4-5		 Psalm 100:4-5 1 Thessalonians
5:18
Life is an open book test. STUDY HARD."

-Paige Turner
 Joshua 1:8 2 Timothy
3:16
Sunday,
November 20, 2011		 "Now I know that Yahweh saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven, with the saving strength of His right hand."

-King David		 Psalm 20:6 Matthew
17:5-7
Monday,
November 21, 2011		 "O Yahweh, in Your strength the king will be glad,
And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!"

-King David		 Psalm 21 Philippians
4:4-7
Tuesday,
November 22, 2011		 "...They pierced my hands and my feet."

-King David		 Psalm 22 Matthew
27:35-43
Wednesday,
November 23, 2011		 "[Yahweh] restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake."

-King David		 Psalm 23:3 Mark 1:17
Thursday,
November 24, 2011		 "My son, eat honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
Know [that] wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find [it], then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off."

-Proverbs 24:13-14		 Proverbs
24:13-14		 Matthew 3:4
Friday,
November 25, 2011		 "Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters."

-King Solomon		 Proverbs 25:13 Acts
9:6, 15-16
"In strawberry fields
The sun kisses with the spring
It's warm ray of hope"

-Jay Y. Duyuhiyami		 Exodus 20:6 Luke 8:21
Saturday,
November 26, 2011		 "Now consider this, you who forget God,
Lest I tear [you] in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders [his] way [aright] I shall show the salvation of God."

-God		 Psalm
50:22-23		 John
20:1-31
Sunday,
November 27, 2011		 "When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You,
'Your face, O Yahweh, I shall seek.' "

-King David		 Psalm 27:8 Romans
12:2, 21
"On strawberry fields
The light shines through the winter
It's warm hopeful beam"

-J. Waidu Yuhirmi		 Joel 2:32 Romans 10:13
Monday,
November 28, 2011		 "Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me."

-King David		 Psalm 35:26 2 Corinthians
6:1-18
"By strawberry fields
The Star shines after a fall
His comforting light"

-Jaywai Yu Ahrluft		 Psalm
29:10-11		 1 Thessalonians
4:13-18
Tuesday,
November 29, 2011		 "True love is not a feeling... [it] is a Spirit that embodies action that is to the benefit of the object of affection. ...feelings follow the action. ...[However, r]omantic love, if allowed, dictates that there must be feelings before actions should be taken. This type of love, gone unchecked, is unhealthy and its symptoms parallel physical ailment."

-Robert Paul Breeden		 Deuteronomy
6:4-9		 1 John
4:8, 16
"Through strawberry fields
The moon in summer reflects
Its softening glow"

-J. Waigehtseyiv D'Tudei		 Jeremiah
29:12-13		 Romans 10:9
Wednesday,
November 30, 2011		 "I hear a thunder in the distance
See a vision of a cross
I feel the pain that was given
On that sad day of loss
A lion roars in the darkness
Only he holds the key
A light to free me from my burden
And grant me life eternally."

-Scott Stapp		 Deuteronomy
21:23		 Revelation
5:5

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