TSK · Isaiah 43:22

So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.

All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.

We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.

This is what the Lord says:“What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

You people of this generation, listen to the LORD’s message.“Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say,‘We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?’

Just as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us. Still we have not tried to pacify the LORD our God by turning back from our sin and by seeking wisdom from your reliable moral standards.

Prophetic Call to Genuine Repentance Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for your sin has been your downfall!

You also say,‘How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?” asks the LORD.

Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.