My Heart Is Protected-Isaiah 27:3

"I the Lord do keep it; I water it every moment: let any hurt it, I will keep it night and day."

Isaiah 27:3

I don't even remember what had me reading in Isaiah on that particular day, but I came across Isaiah 27:3 and it touched my heart in exactly the way it needed it. This particular verse was a rhema to me that my heart was protected by God. It was such a moment of comfort and sweet peace for me with Jesus. He had my heart. He was protecting it. He watered it and held it in His hand as something too precious to hand over to another. 

I was in the middle of my summer away from home, and I was surrounded by many fellow staff members who either had a "significant other" when they arrived for the summer or, as it can often happen when you gather a large group of single Christian young people together, "interests" begin to form, and couples can begin to pair off. I was not one of those and I was feeling the loneliness that being in such situations can cause.

Then, I read this verse and my whole perspective changed! No longer was I unwanted, undesirable, and “single”. To my Heavenly Father, my heart is a treasure worth keeping and cherishing! He supplies everything that my heart requires, He nurtures it, He protects it with a jealous love, and is forever watching out for it with an everlasting love.

When I read that verse last year, and even as I write today, I am at peace knowing I have a Father Who’s chief joy is to carry my heart in His hands; He protects it!