Acts 10:20

Acts 10: 20 says, Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. Peter was told to arise, get down and go with them without any doubts because God had sent them. Remember, Peter was on the roof top, but he obeyed God's command.  Notice he still hadn't been told what he was to do, other than to go with the men looking for him.  Peter was searching for answers, but they didn't come immediately.  We are such an instant gratification nation that we become upset if we have to wait three seconds for an answer on the internet.  Sometimes, we may not hear the answer God has for our questions or prayers because we don't wait for Him to answer in His way.  Again, God could have simply told Peter exactly what He wanted, but He chose to work through other people.  Whether we are Peter or Cornelius, we must obey God and do what He asks us to do.  When all of God's people work together then God's kingdom work gets done.  Verse twenty-one continues, Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?  Peter obeyed God and went to the men and identified himself.  He then asked why they had come, even though God had said He sent them.  We may at times have questions even if we are obeying God.  Verse twenty-two states, And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.  They told Peter about Cornealius, a devout man who feared God, being told by God to send for Peter and hear what he had to say.  Our commission may never be this direct, but it should always be clear to us.  Verse twenty-three continues, Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.  Peter invited them in to stay that night, and the next day he went with them accompanied by some men from Joppa.  If God is calling us to do something, we simply need to do it.  Verse twenty-four says, And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen and near friends. Verse twenty-five adds, And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.  When Peter went with them and Cornelius saw him coming, he called together his kinsmen and near friends, then Cornelius fell down and worshipped Peter.  Verse twenty-six continues, But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.  Peter quickly set Cornelius straight, telling him to rise, that Peter himself was only a man.  We will never be God nor deserving of the worship of anyone.  We were told about all the good things Cornelius did and that he was devout man who feared God, but he needed to know and put his faith in Jesus Christ.  Our good deeds and being devout are not enough.  Salvation comes only through Jesus Christ.  Verse twenty-seven concludes, And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.  Peter went into Cornelius’s house and found many people gathered there.  As Christians, we need to gather together often today.