The Heavenly Father must have been overjoyed at the birth of His Son just as any human father would be. A new father wants to tell somebody about the great event. Imagine a proud new father excitedly telling his friends and even people he doesn't know, "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl!" The Heavenly Father must have been overjoyed at the birth of His son and so He sent angels to announce the birth of His Son. But the Father sent His messengers not to kings or governors or religious leaders but to lowly shepherds in fields watching over their flocks of sheep. The greatest event ever to take place in the history of Earth and God tells shepherds! The Incarnation demonstrates the humility of God: God became human and the Son of God was born in a barn with a feed trough for a crib and the event is announced by angels to shepherds! But the lowly shepherds then became the proud messengers and excitedly spread the word about the newborn Savior around the countryside telling people: "It's a Boy! It's the Messiah!"
