Lord Jesus Christ for the very first time. The huge fisherman fell down at Jesus’ knees and said, ‘Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!’ (Luke 5:8). Of course, Peter did not really want Jesus to leave him, but he felt so unworthy of Christ’s love that he did not consider it right that he should be anywhere near the Saviour. He was like many in the Old Testament before him. ‘He felt that God was so powerful and holy that in contrast he was worthless’ (see Gen. 18:27; Job 42:6; Isa. 6:5).3 Paul
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