Following Jesus Through the First Christmas: 25 Days of Advent TruthsНамуна

The good news of Jesus reaches everyone, especially those the world overlooks.

Shepherds weren’t the expected guests at the first Christmas. They worked nights, lived on the margins, and were outcasts of society.

Then, an angel appeared with a message: good news of great joy for all people.

God's message started with the humble to show that His love reaches all.

God could have sent His announcement to kings, priests, or the religious elite.

But He didn't. He sent it to the humble and the hidden.

In God's kingdom, the best news comes to the lowliest people.

This truth reshapes how we follow Jesus. The gospel isn’t just for the rich and powerful – it’s for those who are in need.

His birth isn’t a blessing for the impressive; it’s an invitation for the hurting, the overlooked, and the ordinary.

Following Jesus means the gospel finds its way into ordinary, overlooked places through ordinary people like you.

We take the same good news to the hurting today because no one is outside the reach of God’s love — not your family, your neighbors, or your coworkers.

We don’t deserve God’s love, but he gives it to us anyway.

That is the heart of the Christmas story: a Savior who finds the lost and a Lord who is worth following.

Pray:

God, help me to notice the people you notice. Give me a heart that welcomes the overlooked and give me the courage to bring the gospel into ordinary places. Make me ready to go and make disciples. Amen.

Talk About It:

Who in your life might feel unseen, overlooked, or left out right now? What’s one way you could share the hope of Jesus with them today—through a conversation, an invitation, or a simple act of kindness?

Worship:

Take a few minutes today to sit with this truth in song. Listen to Love of God by Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham. Search for Following Jesus Through the First Christmas on Spotify by Biltmore Church for the full playlist.