Conventional wisdom suggests that, in order to avoid disappointment, we ought to expect less out of Christmas. God suggests just the opposite. In the centuries leading up to the first Christmas, God revealed the truth about the coming Messiah and taught his people to raise their expectations for his work. This week we learn to produce more through Jesus. Many people frantically strive to acquire the blessings and benefits promised by Christianity. Fewer will accept that genuine fruit requires more than human effort. Yet the advent call of Christ is to produce more through Jesus—by rooting ourselves in the soil of his righteousness.