Think of all the possible people that the angels could've announced the birth of Jesus to. If there was someone born that was going to change the course of human fate, you'd imagine that they'd be announced in every palace on earth.
Would that have worked?
We don't know. If that had been God's plan, it would've almost certainly worked. I'm not going to doubt God's plan.
But we know that God started with the shepherds, just like God chose humble fishermen as the first disciples. And from those humble beginnings, the Gospel spread to every corner of the known world.
So what does that teach us? We'd be wise to think about how the Gospel is at work in the humble parts of the world. We often have our eyes focused on the most powerful places in society and we don't think much about the humbler spots. May we pray for the wisdom to open the eyes of our hearts to follow wherever God may lead, even if it is to unexpected spots that are far from the centers of power.
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