Luke 2:17

Made known abroad. It was no more possible for the shepherds to hide the light that had been shed abroad in their hearts than for the sun to cease to shine. The good news was too good to be kept to themselves. Eventually, the report of the angel’s visit to the shepherds reached the ears of the priests, elders, and rabbis in Jerusalem — but they treated it as unworthy of notice (DA 62). These leaders felt that surely God could not have passed them by, the religious teachers of the nation, in favor of an uncouth band of despised shepherds (see on Matt. 2:4)! All who find Christ born anew in their hearts today will, like the shepherds of Bethlehem, make the good news known to others.