Have you ever cheered for the underdog for no other reason than the fact that they are the underdog? I mean, don’t you love the feeling of the little guy beating the big guy? Don’t you love the drama of the arrogant top dog falling to the little nobody who didn’t have a prayer? I mean, whether it’s David and Goliath or Rocky Balboa or even the Karate Kid, everyone loves the underdog! Actually, it’s scientifically proven that people will cheer for the underdog 90% of the time vs. the top dog - and it doesn’t even matter what the competition is. It can be sports, politics, business, or even something completely random, and people will almost always cheer for the dude or team or group that is supposed to get whipped. Ever wondered why that is? You know, here at Christmas time, I can’t help but think about the fact that Jesus was the ultimate underdog. I mean, how is the unknown and totally helpless baby of two poor, country, reject teenagers supposed to turn the world upside down? And yet, that’s what He did! When Mary sang her beautiful song in the first chapter of Luke, she said that this little baby would one day humble the proud and fill the empty with good things. And the amazing thing about this story is that against all odds, when there didn’t seem to be a prayer, He did it! Maybe the reason we all pull for the underdog is because of that little baby. Maybe we want the underdog to win because we’re the underdogs too. We needed the underdog of Bethlehem to win so that someone would turn this world upside down. His story makes our story possible.
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