So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
When Cornelius says they stand before God to hear, he means we must always think, when God's Word is set before us, that we face not a mortal man but God Himself present and calling us. From this reverence of God arises the majesty of His Word and our obedience in hearing it.
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Peter mused on the vision, perplexed, until the Spirit explained it to him directly. Those who would understand Scripture must meditate on it; when we are lost, we look to God for direction. The Spirit whispered it into his mind as a divine afflatus, just as God once spoke to Samuel.
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Commenting on Acts 10:19-33
Cornelius appeals to God the searcher of hearts, who knows the sincerity of their intentions and the fervent desire of their souls to hear the Word. He means they gather not casually but in God's presence, ready to receive all things that Christ has commanded be taught them.
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