You are with your fellow-shepherds in the countryside at night. Then an angel appears to you, and the glory of the Lord shines on you. The angel announces the birth of the world’s Savior, and when the angel finishes his announcement, the rest of the heavenly host appears, praising, and glorifying God. What would you do?
So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them (Luke 2.15–20).
These shepherds had an experience that no one else had ever had, nor shall ever have, and after witnessing the appearances of the angels of heaven, these shepherds:
Went to Bethlehem to investigate the claim of the angel
Told everyone what the angel had said
Glorified and praised God for what they had seen and heard
Would you not do the same things?