Many of us love to cheer for the underdog, but very few of us would prefer to be an underdog. Having formidable odds stacked against us can lead to despair. The Good News is that God loves underdogs like us and sent his Son into the world to bring peace to our heart now and peace to all creation at the end of time. It takes humility to trust in the humble King who has come because, from the world’s perspective, it looks like a foolhardy risk. But we know that this humble King died and rose again for us, so we know that it is a sure thing. (Based on Isaiah 11:1-10.)
