When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Luke 2:15

Have you ever wondered why God chose to tell shepherds about the birth of Jesus? I am sure that God had many many reasons, but one that stands out for me is because no one would believe them if they went through the town to announce the good news. There was no need for trumpet blasts and broad announcements. They were shepherds, mere boys.

Another reason might be because God wanted to confound the wise of the world by telling mere shepherds first. In that day and age, angels didn’t appear to shepherds. They appeared to prophets and kings and teachers, but not shepherds. God entrusted shepherds so that they could go worship the newborn. The shepherds had nothing to offer It’s not more complicated than that and yet, that’s the beauty of its wisdom.

Let’s face it, we have nothing to offer Him either. Do you think our money and talents and looks and superior intellect mean anything to God? Don’t misunderstand me; God can and does use those things. But His general way of doing things is to use the lowly things of the world that confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27).