Acts 28:30-31 He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, (31) proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.Excerpt from Matthew Henry's Commentary:
Yet it is a pleasure to us (for we are sure it was to him) that, though we leave him in bonds for Christ, yet we leave him at work for Christ, and this made his bonds easy that he was not by them bound out from serving God and doing good. His prison becomes a temple, a church, and then it is to him a palace. His hands are tied, but, thanks be to God, his mouth is not stopped; a faithful zealous minister can better bear any hardship than being silenced. Here is Paul a prisoner, and yet a preacher; he is bound, but the word of the Lord is not bound.
As I was finishing up the book of Acts, I found these last two verses very inspiring and convicting. Paul (the photo in this post is a Rembrandt painting of Paul) was a prisoner in Rome (house arrest) for two years and never stopped proclaiming the Kingdom of God!! Nothing would stop Paul from preaching the word. What stops me from preaching the word? What is my excuse? Just something to chew on this week.
Have a great week!! See everyone on Wednesday night.
Peace,
Rob
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