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It wasn't to Caesar. It wasn't to a king. It wasn't to a priest or the town counsel...it wasn't to the rich or powerful.

God sent an angel to the ordinary...just some shepherds out in the fields with their sheep. Just a normal person like you and me. He sent an angel to the least likely, the lowest of low. Only God would pick them to be the first to hear this Good News of the birth of the Messiah.

After the shepherds heard, they didn't just sit around and chat about it among themselves. They got up and WENT! They went to see what God had done and what the angel had told them about. Then they told everyone they saw. They didn't keep it to themselves. They shared the Good News about the birth of our Savior!

We can learn a lot from these "least likely" shepherds. Jesus came for ALL PEOPLE and we need to go and tell!

There...on the most holy night...our Savior was born. Imagine what must have been going through the minds of Mary and Joseph. They knew everything the angel told them...they knew the truth of this moment.

Ever wondered what that first look was like...not only looking at your Son...but looking at your Savior who will save you and the whole world?

Love came to earth on that night in a new and mighty way. Love was wrapped tightly and with so much care in a cloth, laid down in some soft hay...and His name is Jesus!

It is so important to hide God's Word in our hearts...so they are with us all the time...at the moment we need them.

I also love hiding songs in my heart. Sometimes simple songs that I have sang since my childhood.

This is one of those songs.

One year ago, in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep...this simple yet beautiful song came to mind. I lay there in bed and softly sang this song and I could feel the presence of my King right there with me.

What verses or songs are hidden in your heart that come to mind during tough seasons or even joyful seasons?