Luke 5:8 “When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
What was Peter expressing here? Are we not all sinful? What is he thinking? Well, we have to understand this from a very Jewish perspective. In the mind of a Jewish person, if they were keeping the law, they were righteous. If, on the other hand, they were part of a cross-section of Jewish society that tended not to be so zealous for the law, they might see themselves as sinners just as Peter does here. In other words, that sense of spiritual security, real or not, that came from the attempted observance of the law was dismantled and replaced by a certain foreboding expectation of judgment. It could, however, produce a more realistic sense of the Holiness of Almighty God, and one’s own unworthiness. This was the case with Peter.
Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing to us an accurate view of our actual condition. What would we do but while away our lives in sin and hopelessness without the clear light of Your truth? Can we ever thank You enough for Christ? I praise You for Him! He is our Messiah, our Savior, our Lord! May we live to serve Him all of our days! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.