The Israelites had to trust God and go through the sea. It is like jumping without a parachute, trusting that God will catch you.
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The Israelites were told to eat the passover meal in a hurry, dressed to go. In a similar vein there is an urgency to our faith.
Our will is a gift to be used right. The Pharaoh's heart was strengthened (hazaq lev) to resist God. It invited the perfect storm.
Moses is sent back to Egypt to do the impossible. God the great I Am who I Am, can do anything.
The Christians in Colossae had to resist the many politheistic superstitions in the Eastern Roman Empire. We are likewise called to resist all powers of darkness and grow in the wisdom of Christ.
Growing in knowledge and wisdom must be the number one priority for us. All these riches of wisdom are to be found in Christ.
Paul makes it clear that we have a new identity in Christ. This is the appropriate point of departure, not our many failures or sins. It is the work of God.