It never ceases to amaze me where ungodly fear can lurk—even in times of Bible reading and meditation! I offer my own recent encounter with 1 John 4 as an example of what can happen when I’m not careful. Here are a few verses from the NIV:

We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.