God loves shepherds. Think of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Think of Moses. Think of David. All mighty heroes of the faith!

No one had such hopes, however, for the shepherds in Luke chapter 2. After all, much more important people—namely, King David’s royal descendants—filled the rooms of Bethlehem’s inns. Yet it was not to any of these VIPs that God sent His angel to announce the birth of the Savior. Instead, God displayed His extraordinary concert and light show to a group of humble shepherds—and invited them to see the Messiah so many had been waiting for.

The shepherds immediately ran to see the Christ child in Bethlehem of Judea. He would fulfill every godly Israelite’s greatest hopes...and answer every God-fearing Gentile’s deepest longings.

Of course, the shepherds couldn’t stick around all night. As they headed back to the neighboring hills, Luke tells us they told the miraculous news to everyone they met. Those earthy, lowly shepherds knew that God’s Good News is worth telling. That’s still true today. And you and I are His voice to everyone in our world.

This is Luis Palau.