Luke 2:11 – “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
The first people to hear about the birth of Jesus were shepherds, out in the fields doing an ordinary job. They were not powerful, educated, or respected in society. The angel’s appearance would have been terrifying and completely unexpected. God chose to announce the arrival of the Savior to people who were low on the social ladder, which says something important about who this message was really for. The shepherds went anyway, despite have a lot of sheep. Whatever else was going on, they responded immediately.
It’s easy to imagine a message that would change the whole course of human history going out to kings…that is if I had designed it. Or maybe it would’ve been the top scholars. I don’t know, because I have never been a part of announcing something that big.
But the Father didn’t do it that way. No, he planned from the beginning of the universe to announce this first to people I never would’ve picked. God’s work often shows up in humble places, and that His grace is not reserved for the impressive or important. It is given freely, right where people are.