Article 11 - Que Sera Sera
The song Que Sera Sera first sung by Doris Day is a song that is now beginning to be forgotten as an oldie. However, the name of the song – Que Sera Sera meaning "Whatever will be will be" has a very important point akin to Amen. Amen means "So be it / I believe it would be so" from Hebrew word "Aman", and is traditionally used as the closing for a prayer. Although some seem to use it as a form of expression of agreement, the original intention in relation to God is likely to be "So be it, as in Your will".
We need to let things be according to God's will, not ours (whether we like it or not). Just as Jesus prayed before the illegal trial and eventual crucifixion, "...not my will but thine, be done" (Luke 22:42). Evidently, Jesus the Lord Himself struggled with the future of His crucifixion to the extent that He prayed for the cup to be taken from Him. Yet, the major learning point and proof of His strength could be seen in that despite knowing, He readily submitted His will to the Father. Jesus knew what was coming, yet He did not use that knowledge to advert the disaster, but in fact, submitted readily to the will of the Father. This is true obedience, and also true strength from God that a follower of Christ ought to aspire to have.
Throughout human history and across multiple cultures, mankind had been obsessed with predicting the future, finding out what the future holds. Just like in the song itself, we want to know "will I be pretty?", "will I be rich", "will there be rainbows". Most of the worries that occupy our minds concern that of the future. Things like economy, property, studies, and work are often the issues that we stress and dread, often not because of the present, but because of the future consequences. In this, there is a very wonderful teaching point in the very chorus of the song Que Sera Sera:
Que sera, sera;
Whatever will be, will be;
The future's not ours to see;
Que sera, sera;
What will be, will be
The future is not ours to see. And seeing it is of little use if we do not obey. In the history of man's seeking of the future, it is not so much so that we can then submit to it, but rather how we can then avoid what is to come or just be comforted that good things are on their way to us. Although the Scriptures provided the Book of Revelation, a book of warning for believers to watch out for the signs of the end times, it is not an Almanac for us to change things or avoid things, but for us to obey. We are to know what is in store for this world so that we may choose to listen and obey the Lord. The book of Revelation is not a guidebook for us to avoid tribulations, persecution and pray that we may be taken away before the hour of tribulation; but it is a book that tells us of the victory of God, the oncoming global deceit of the devil and the Anti-Christ, so that we can be wary and continue to do our duty as followers and children of the Lord God Almighty. God did not give us a book that tells of the worldly paths of our lives, and the worldly consequences of our every little choice, but one that tells us the Spiritual consequences of the way we live our lives. While everyone worries somewhat for the future, and it is wise to be like the ant to somehow think of tomorrow (it is foolishness to live today as if there is no tomorrow), let us learn to live in obedience to the Lord's will for the future, and live Que Sera Sera to God's will – Amen.
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