THE UNPROFITABLE PROFIT: GAINS THAT BANKRUPT THE SOUL PART 12: FINAL LAP: THE PROFITABLE LIFE — WHEN THE SOUL IS PRESERVED AND REWARDED

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THE UNPROFITABLE PROFIT: GAINS THAT BANKRUPT THE SOUL PART 12: FINAL LAP: THE PROFITABLE LIFE — WHEN THE SOUL IS PRESERVED AND REWARDED Matthew 25:21 “Well done, thou good and faithful servant… enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”  In Part 11, we stood before the eternal verdict. We learned that: Eternity reveals what life concealed. The verdict is based on response, not information. What you lived—not what you claimed—will speak. He managed life well… but neglected his soul. After all the warnings…after all the losses… after all the consequences…There is still a question: “ What does it mean to truly profit?”  Because not all profit is dangerous. There is a kind of gain…that heaven approves. A life where nothing essential is lost—and everything that matters is preserved. The Profitable Life — When The Soul Is Preserved And Rewarded A profitable life is not measured by how much you have…but by what you keep. It is a life where: Your soul is intact. Your alignment is consisten...
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FROM LODEBAR TO THE KING’S TABLE PART 1 — LODEBAR: THE PLACE OF SILENCE

FROM LODEBAR TO THE KING’S TABLE
PART 1 — LODEBAR: THE PLACE OF SILENCE

2 Samuel 9:1–2

“…there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba.”


🔁 SERIES INTRODUCTION 

This series explores how God lifts people from forgotten places into honor — using places (Lodebar), people (Ziba), and processes (grace, remembrance, restoration).

Part 1 focuses on where the journey begins: Lodebar.


Before God brings people to the table, He often allows them to sit in silence. Before public honor, there is private survival. Before restoration, there is Lodebar.

Lodebar is not just a location — it is a season.


🏜️ What Is Lodebar?

Lodebar means:

No pasture

No word

No communication

It was a dry, forgotten place on the edge of Israel — and that is where Mephibosheth lived.


🧭 1. Spiritually — Lodebar Is A Place Of Silence

In Lodebar:

God is not speaking loudly

Prayers feel unanswered

Direction feels unclear

Yet silence does not mean abandonment.


🔑 Truth: God is often silent when He is working behind the scenes.


💔 2. Emotionally — Lodebar is a Place Of Shame

Mephibosheth carried:

Family disgrace

Fear of rejection

A sense of unworthiness

Lodebar becomes the place where people lower their expectations and accept less from life.


🔑 Truth: Feeling forgotten does not mean you are forgotten.


🪙 3. Physically / Practically — Lodebar as a Place Of Limitation.

No pasture means:

No growth

No resources

No opportunities

Lodebar seasons are when:

Money is tight

Progress is slow

Strength is low


🔑 Truth: God can lift you from a limited place without you fixing everything first.


👥 4. Socially — Lodebar is a Place Of Isolation

Lodebar was far from the palace. Far from influence. Far from recognition.

It represents:

Being overlooked

Being disconnected

Being out of the loop


🔑 Truth: Heaven knows your address even when society ignores you.


🛑 Why Does God Allow Lodebar?

Lodebar is allowed to:

Preserve you (danger may exist elsewhere)

Protect you (timing matters)

Prepare you (identity before exposure)

Sometimes the worst place becomes the safest place until God is ready.


✨ Key Lesson Of Part 1

Lodebar is not your punishment — it is your preparation. It is not your end — it is your entry point.


🧠 Reflection Questions

What feels silent in your life right now?

Where have you felt hidden or forgotten?

Could God be preserving you rather than punishing you?


🙏 Prayer

Lord, help me not to despise my Lodebar season. Give me strength in silence, hope in dryness, and faith to believe that You still remember me. Prepare me quietly for public restoration. Amen.


In Part 2, we explore “The Fall That Led to Lodebar” —

how one accident changed Mephibosheth’s life, and how sudden falls can redirect destiny.


Do you love this message?

Then don’t keep it to yourself.

Share it with someone who feels forgotten, hidden, or stuck in a silent season.

Let this word travel beyond you.

If it challenged how you see silence, let it change how you wait.

If it spoke to you in the quiet, let it speak through you to others.

Be a witness—

carry hope from Lodebar to the hearts God has connected you to.

Visit: theheraldsdevotional.blogspot.com

God is speaking, are you listening?






Prince Julius Nenebi-Darkson

(EL-PJ God’s Penman)


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