<p>5:11 <i>And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all and followed him</i>- They became His disciples, that is the meaning of the idiom. They powerfully learnt the lesson- that the Lord could give business success and wealth at ease. And therefore they in a moment left it all and focused on following Him. The &quot;all&quot; which they left included the huge catch of fish.</p><p>Peter on the shore doesn&rsquo;t say to the Lord that he had &lsquo;made a mistake&rsquo; or cast the net on the wrong side etc.- he confesses that he is a &ldquo;sinful man&rdquo; altogether. Jesus taught that sin was no longer to be seen as a list of specific actions which must be avoided in order to have a good conscience before God. The conviction of sin as God intends is far deeper than this. As the Lord makes clear, it&rsquo;s all about motives, what is inside the cup rather than what appears on the outside (Lk. 11:39). And we are to press on with the work of the Gospel, regardless of our previous failings in being distracted by issues of wealth and income.</p>