The Status Quotes
April 1-13, 2012
Date Quote Old Testament Reference New Testament Reference
Sunday,
April 1, 2012		 "Sweet Jesus carry me away
From cold of night and dust of day
In ragged hour or salt worn eye
Be my desire, my well spring lye

Oh gaze of love so melt my pride
That I may in Your house but kneel
And in my brokenness to cry
Spring worship unto Thee"

-Jars of Clay		 Psalm 33:18-22 Revelation
7:9-17
"He is the Dawn Key."

-B. Hoover		 Zechariah 9:9 Matthew
21:10-13
Monday,
April 2, 2012		 "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, 'On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers' households, a lamb for each household.' "

-Yahweh		 Exodus 12:3 Mark 11:11
"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill."

-Jesus of Nazareth		 Exodus 12:5-7 Matthew 5:17
Tuesday,
April 3, 2012		 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him."

-Jesus the Lamb of God		 Exodus 12:8 John 1:29
John 6:26-29
1 Corinthians
11:23-26
"I am thirsty."

-Jesus the King of the Jews		 Exodus 12:9-10 John 19:19, 28
Wednesday,
April 4, 2012		 "Let us pray without end and when we finish start again
Like breathing out and breathing in, let us pray

Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence
As our prayers draw us near
To the One who knows our needs
Before we even call His name"

-Steven Curtis Chapman		 Exodus 12:22 Matthew 27:51
Hebrews
10:19-22
"The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters [were like] a wall to them on their right hand and on their left."

-Exodus 14:22		 Exodus 14:22
Isaiah 53:7-8		 Acts 8:32-38
Thursday,
April 5, 2012		 "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

-Jesus the Bread from Heaven		 Exodus 12:14-21 Luke 22:14-20
John 6:51
"You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, 'I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.' "

-Jesus the Good Shepherd		 Exodus 12:42
Zechariah 13:7		 Matthew 26:31
John 10:11
Friday,
April 6, 2012		 "It was the third hour when they crucified Him. The inscription of the charge against Him read 'THE KING OF THE JEWS.' "

-Mark 15:25-26		 Exodus 14:24-31 Mark 15:25-26
"Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of Yahweh which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever."

-Moses		 Exodus 14:13 Matthew 27:54
John 19:30
"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
...Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
...Woman, behold, your son! [Son,] Behold, your mother!
...[My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?]
...I am thirsty.
...It is finished!
...Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit."

-Jesus the Savior

(Editor's note: In post-production, this cup appeared. Can you drink from this cup?)		 Psalm 22:1
Psalm 31:5		 Matthew 27:46
Mark 15:34
Luke 23:34
Luke 23:43
Luke 23:46
John 19:26-28
John 19:30
Saturday,
April 7, 2012		 "Pondering the cross words of my Master murdered
Wandering through the cold damp tomb of my heart
Wondering how in the world He now will be heard
From beyond the grave...this waiting is the hardest part."

-N. Schach		 Exodus 14:8-11 Matthew
27:57-66
Sunday,
April 8, 2012		 "When He crossed sin's path, He broke sin's lines;
When He died and rose, He broke death's hold;
He always had a P.U.R.P.L.E. heart
Available to all who would take part--
Who will take part?"

-Psonic Alms 20:8-10		 Isaiah 25:8-9 Luke 24:26-27
"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world... and the real world?"

-Morpheus		 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Luke 24:29-43
Monday,
April 9, 2012		 "...Once you have made the World an end, and faith a means, you have almost won your man, and it makes very little difference what kind of worldly end he is pursuing. Provided that meetings, pamphlets, policies, movements, causes, and crusades, matter more to him than prayers and sacraments and charity, he is ours--and the more 'religious' (on those terms), the more securely ours. I could show you a pretty cageful down here.

Your affectionate uncle
SCREWTAPE"

-Screwtape		 Hosea 6:6 Matthew
9:10-13
Tuesday,
April 10, 2012		 "I'm no gambler, but I must walk through this casino world
and play the holey hand that has been dealt to me--
It's three Aces on one Card;
And as I watch this roulette wheel of a world spin around,
I put it all on Jesus and let it ride."

-Chaim Ollin		 Proverbs 16:33 Mark 10:28-31
"As usual he listened intently and then brought wisdom to the table." Proverbs 16:13 2 Corinthians
6:11-14
"I got to the bottom of it, Jean Claude. I know everything. I hope you're not involved in this [stuff]."

-Brian Mills		 Daniel 6:1-28 Acts 16:14-40
Wednesday,
April 11, 2012		 "Well...if he's not here, he has a reason, because there is not a cruel or careless bone in his body, but I wouldn't expect you to understand anybody like that. ...You are nothing but a suit."

-Kathleen Kelly		 Micah 7:7-9 Hebrews 11:36-40
"Now, I can see that I bring out the worst in you. But let me just help you to not say something you're just going to torture yourself about for years to come. ...I hope you feel better soon. It would be a shame to miss New York in the spring."

-Joe Fox		 Psalm 12:6-8 Luke 22:60-62
Thursday,
April 12, 2012		 "What if His people prayed
And those who bear His name
Would humbly seek His face
And turn from their own way"

-Casting Crowns		 2 Chronicles 7:14 John 16:23-24
"...Tears are a language God understands... and God said [to me], 'Don't talk to [anyone else] about it, just talk to Me and see what I'll do.' "

-Pastor Jim Cymbala		 Genesis 18:22-23 Matthew 7:7-11
Friday,
April 13, 2012		 "It's not about following the crowd, it's about following Jesus,
And it's not about making money, it's about making disciples."

-Saul C. Kerr		 Psalm 68:18-20 Matthew 28:18-20
"You are the salt of the earth..."

-Jesus the Shaker
 2 Kings 2:21 Matthew 5:13
"Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; ..."

-King David		 2 Samuel 11:25 Philippians 1:15-21

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