And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.”

“Filled with the fruit of righteousness.”

Have you ever seen a juicy orange? An orange so juicy that, as you peel it, the juice runs down your hand and arm? This is how full we are supposed to be. We are to be just so plump with righteousness and God’s love that it just oozes out at the slightest touch. How do we get this full? We fill our lives with the knowledge of God’s word and His great love.

Are you so filled with God’s love that when people are near you they can see, smell and taste God’s love? This is Paul’s prayer. Paul prayed that you would be so full that God’s love is easily seen and felt.

The next time you peel a juicy orange, think about how you can be so filled with God’s love that you can spread His Joy and Love to others just by being available, just by being you!