“And so, also, were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon: ‘Fear not. Henceforth thou shalt catch men.’ “And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him.” You see, it says Christ just said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And no one was more successful in the world, in catching men, than Peter. And if you will just follow the Lord and believe in Him, He will make you fishers of men. Now, some may wonder why it was that God did not call them when they had their nets empty. Why did the Lord just give them a draught of fish and then tell them to leave it? Now, it seems to me that He did so because He wanted them to leave something. There are a good many of us willing to be disciples of the Lord if it does not cost any thing. If they can just swing their bag across their back with the fish in it and follow Jesus, then they are willing to follow Him, and to be His disciples. So Jesus wanted them to give up something. They might have said: “We have been fishing a great while in the lake, business is pretty poor, and we might as well give up the business and go into this.” But no! The Lord did not call them until after they attained success. Now, after they scored a business success, He put the test to these men whether they were willing to give up their nets and follow Him. Sometime after that, Peter says: “We have left every thing to follow Thee.” What did Peter leave? Why, a few old broken nets! And it is just so now. People leave a few old broken nets, and then say to the Lord: “We have left every thing to follow Thee.” The next glimpse we catch of Peter is when he takes on the character of a doubter. You will find, if you read it over, that it is our own experience right over again. Peter got to doubting. In the fourteenth chapter of Matthew, beginning at the twenty-second verse, you will find these words: “And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, and to go before Him unto the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. “And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray; and when the evening was come He was there alone. “But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves; for the wind was contrary. “And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. “And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying: ‘It is a spirit.’ And they cried out for fear. “But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying: ‘Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.’ “And Peter answered Him and said: ‘Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water.’ “And He said: ‘Come.’ And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.”