Luke 2

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger” (v11-12). The Jews waiting for their promised Messiah, the heir to David’s throne, would expect his entrance to have something to do with national leadership, or perhaps the Temple. But Jesus’ birth, though announced by angels, was in a stable, and shepherds were his first visitors.  

This “good news of great joy” wasn’t offered first to the wealthy, or the beautiful, or the powerful.  It was for “all the people” – ordinary and humble people who would believe (v10).