{"id":4455,"date":"2026-04-23T02:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:47:46","slug":"he-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/he-hears\/","title":{"rendered":"He hears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Thursday, April 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He hears\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With my voice I cry to the Lord, and He hears and answers me out of His holy hill.<strong> Psalm 3:4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the very beginning of time, Scripture reveals the power of God\u2019s voice. Speaking is how God created the universe. We know this because in the book of Genesis, we see that God spoke creation into existence. Out of nothing, He formed everything. His word brought order, life, and purpose where there had been none. We, too, children of God, harness the same power. Because we are made in His image, our words carry weight too, especially when we cry out to our loving Father. Our voices matter. Our prayers matter. Every whispered plea and every tear-filled cry reach His ears.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible reminds us that there is a deep connection between our hearts and our words. As Proverbs 18:21 teaches, \u201c<em>The tongue has the power of life and death.\u201d<\/em> What we speak can either build up or tear down, bring hope or deepen discouragement.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to invite God to search our hearts daily. When our hearts are aligned with Him, our words begin to reflect His truth, becoming life-giving not only to others but to ourselves as well.<\/p>\n<p>This is both a reminder and an invitation: be mindful of what you speak. Choose words that bring life. Speak God\u2019s truth over the closed doors and difficult places in your life. And when the weight of life feels too heavy, don\u2019t hold back, cry out to Him.<\/p>\n<p>He hears you. Every time. And He will answer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>: <em>Lord, help me be mindful of the words I speak. Search my heart and align it with Your truth. Let my voice bring life, encouragement, and hope. And when I cry out to You, remind me that You hear me and are always near. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, April 23 He hears\u00a0\u00a0 With my voice I cry to the Lord, and He hears and answers me out of His holy hill. Psalm 3:4 From the very beginning of time, Scripture reveals the power of God\u2019s voice. Speaking is how God created the universe. We know this because in the book of Genesis, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4466,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455\/revisions\/4466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}