Planning for success

This mornings reading was from Ex 13:17 17 to 15:21 Ben's sermon
was entitled 'Plan for success', which brings the challenge of
freedom which also brings responsibilities v18: the Israelites were
fully equipped for battle.but God puts them on the slow road. v19
and v22 They were equipped with armour, gold and silver, bones of
Joshua and pillar of cloud and fire. the promises of God and
Presence of God God was was going to training them. Just as coming
to church is training to get us fit, to get us ready Rather than
setting them against a foe they felt they could beat God sets them
against the Egyptians who by their own strength they couldn't. Ch
14 1-9 600 hundred chariots, them the Calvary, then the infantry
v10-12 they are thrown into panic. V13 they are look at the
Egyptians, Moses tells them to stand still Look at God. God opened
the sea to give the Israelights a route the lesson they learn they
are weak, and it is all right to be week. where the Egyptians are
blind to God, and they fall into the trap. your strength is
recognising your weakness and relying on primes of God the holy
sprit shows you the way, for you to escape and come through our
total destitution. 21-25 the way of escape, V30 when they see the
dad bodies they realise that God had the strength . the only one we
need to face id God. they sang from their hearts,