Don’t you love it when you hear the big news first? Most of us feel important and powerful when we are present for the big event or are the first to receive the phone call. And what do we usually do when we know something important that others haven’t heard? We are quick to come or call and see for ourselves and to tell everyone else.
That’s the way it was for these otherwise unimportant shepherd—those who were usually the last to hear anything really important. This time they were first. Not even the king knew what they knew. And their immediate response was to run and tell.
We know the Christmas story that millions of others have never heard. We are honored and privileged by God. Now it is our joy to tell others.