2.) The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3.) Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4.) For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

5.) For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

6.) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7.) Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 9:2-7 (KJV)

I had trouble understanding what this passage means, so I had to do some research. I looked it up online and because verse five stood out to me I looked into it more. What I found was this:

Isaiah 9:5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
"Burning and fuel of fire": The world will no longer need the accessories of warfare because a time of universal peace will follow the return of Christ.

The battle they were familiar with was a battle of the flesh. The battle familiar to them had shed blood, and was a noisy battle of physical strength. This battle will be a battle in the spiritual.

Jesus baptizes with fire. His sword is the Word of God. His battle is fought for the soul of man, not for earthly plunder.

Now, when I read this verse, I didn't interpret it at all this way. The way I took it was we are all fighting a battle. Everyday we are. We're resisting temptations and fighting to do what's right and good in the eyes of our Lord. We are the warriors and the "noise" is all the temptations being whispered in our ear. It's hard to resist but with the Lord we'll be able to do it because with the Lord we can do anything.

I hope today you win all the battles you're facing. Just remember the Lord is with you and through Him you can win.

Best wishes,
The King's Daughter
Psalm 45:13