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

Hello December!

I hope you all had a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving! I spent the day with my family being thankful for all the things that I have.

Today is December first and it's the start of the countdown to the days til Christmas! Everyone has things they do for the countdown and I'm going to share one of mine with you. I've decided to read a sections of Bible verses each day in December from the first to the 24. Today's versus are from 1 John 1:1-5

1.) That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

2.) (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

3.) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4.) And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

5.) This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

 I want to focus in on verse three.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Fellowship is a big part of a Christians growth. It's very easy to fall off of the wagon and fall into temptation if we don't fellowship with other Christians. We need to surround ourselves with good, Godly people. They'll help us and keep us inline. By surrounding ourselves with Godly people we in turn will become Godly, and will live in the ways that are right in the Lord's eyes. Not only should we fellowship with other Christians, but we should fellowship with the Lord. Read your Bible and pray everyday, but do more than that. Read, search, understand the Bible. Cling onto what the Lord is telling you. Make a special time in your day to spend with Him, and thank Him for all that he's given you. By fellowshipping with the Lord and his children you will find yourself growing stronger in the Lord everyday.

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

The holidays are almost here. Some of you have already started decorating and some of you are behind (like me). What usually happens in my household on Thanksgiving is my mom cooks for the good part of the morning until around one when all the food is ready. Then we sit down and eat and enjoy each other's company. My aunts and uncles and cousins and grandmas always come over, but last year plans didn't work out and the only ones celebrating at my house was my parents, my sister, and me. It looks like it's going that way again this year and probably for the rest of the holidays.

Holidays are a big deal to me. I love to clean the house for everyone coming over, I love to help cook the food, and I love when everyone comes over. It's tradition. And it really bums me out when traditions are broken. I also hate change and when things don't go as planned (like everyone coming over). I absolutely hate it.

I recently got a job and it's my first time working during the holidays. It turns out that I'm going to have to work on Black Friday (which I assumed I would have to), and that didn't bother me until I realized that my family's holiday tradition is going to be broken after many, many years.

My family always puts up the tree and the decorations for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. It's our thing and it's what we do. Because of my work schedule I won't get to really put up all the decorations. This really bums me out because as I've said, I hate change. Black Friday is the day the trees go up and the lights go on the house. That is what the day is for. I completely hate the fact that it's going to be different this year. But I realized something.

It doesn't matter when the tree goes up. It doesn't matter when the lights go on the house. It doesn't matter when Christmas cards are sent out or when the holiday baking commences.

It doesn't matter.

Jesus is the reason for the season! The whole point of Christmas is to celebrate Christ and his birth! Everything we do in these two months are to celebrate Him. The tree, food, lights- they're nothing. Not when we get to celebrate the virgin birth of our Lord Jesus Christ! It still sucks that traditions are going to be broken, but all of that should be put aside anyway. I remembered this verse from when I was a little kid:

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 1:9 (KJV)

Am I still bummed that the holidays aren't going to go along as planned? Yep. But I'm going to be okay because the Lord is with me always, and I will praise him.

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