"When Jesus saw their faith, He said unto the sick of palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
"And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying: We never saw it on this fashion." All these glorious manifestations of divine power, and, undoubtedly, many, many more, Jesus had given even before He chose His Twelve Apostles.
Peter's Faith Strengthened.
Peter, as you see, was a witness of them all. If he had had any doubts a few months previous, when his brother Andrew said, "We have found the Messiah," surely they had long since been banished from his mind; and we can readily understand why, when Jesus said, "Henceforth thou shalt catch men," Peter "forsook all and followed Him."
But even yet, notwithstanding all his experiences, Simon's faith is not the Rock that Jesus would have it become.
Footnotes:
[1]. Luke 5:1-3.
[2]. Luke 5:5.
[3]. Luke 5:8.
[4]. Luke 5:10.