Editorial March 12, 1927 Issue

The Shouting of the Sons of God

Ella W. Hoag

Every student of the Bible is familiar with the deep experiences which came to Job when he was learning the difference between self-righteousness with its resulting disasters and the righteousness which is of God and which always brings sweet contentment and peace. Through these experiences Job was awakening somewhat from the dream of fleshliness to the realities of spiritual existence. He so longed to know God and be true to Him that his trials served to loosen his hold on matter and its deceptive sense-testimony, and therefore his ear could hear when God spoke to him of that wonderful time "when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy."

From his day to ours there have been many who have begun to see in some degree the undesirability of materiality, and their hearts have reached out longingly for that spiritual good which is lasting and truly satisfying. Such as these have pondered deeply and often God's words to Job, and have prayed that they too might have their ears so open to the divine voice that the joy of those primeval days might flow into their experience.

Jesus understood the bliss that belongs to the sons of God, and he prayed that his disciples might have his joy fulfilled in them. He understood and demonstrated man's divine sonship, and insisted that his followers should do the same, when he commanded, "Call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." John realized that this demand of Jesus meant universal sonship with God, for he declared, "Now are we the sons of God." It was not, however, until Christian Science was revealed that the realization of the truth of John's statement was made fully possible of demonstration to all here and now.

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