And the Horse You Rode In On

Sometimes, you can be attacked by one person.  Other times, you are attacked by a system.  Every bully has his or her sidekicks.  Bullies don't come without their own self-made "Amen" corner.  When the Bully attacks, the sidekicks egg him on to do hideous things he would not do on his own.  The children of Israel were not just being pursued by Pharoe, but they were being pursued by Pharoe and his entire army.  Can you imagine that?  Now, God gets involved.  He drowned Pharoe, his sidekicks, down to his horse.  When God delivers you from an abusive system, everybody gets whooped.  Even the tool you use to be abusive gets chastised.  God is complete in his judgements.  He is not like man.  God delivers you from the very source of your troubles, down to their sandals.  When the Israelites reached the shore, Miriam sang, "Horse and Rider have drowned in the sea".  Step back and let God handle it.  He can do much more than your simple tongue lashing can do.  He can do more than your few words can handle.  He can deal with your bully and the ...................................horse he rode in on.