Acts 28:31 ESV says, “…proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.” There it is! The last word of the last verse of the last chapter of Acts. A Greek word which I translate “unhinderedly.” The ESV gets the flavor and significance of the Greek word placement in the final phrase, “without hindrance.” Luke notes that the gospel continued to spread by God’s power. Human hindrances and the barriers which opponents erect are nothing in the face of the power of the gospel.
When the gospel fails to sound forth in our world today, it is not because of the hindrances in our society or culture or world. WHen the gospel fails to sound forth, it is because of the failure of God’s people. The gospel is powerful; it is we who sometimes doubt. Let us pray today that the gospel will go forth in the hearts and on the lips of God’s people–unhinderedly!