Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 23

In ancient societies, shepherds had the low rung on the ladder. Their jobs were smelly, and the hours were long. When Jesus was born, the heavenly host of angels did not appear to the ruling elite. They passed by local middle class merchants. Instead, they appeared to the humblest people they could find: shepherds in the hills of Bethlehem, shepherds tending sacrificial sheep for the temple.