Day 166..."Saul prevails...Samuel's Eloquence...Can you fall from grace?"

Saul prevails in a contest of wills. I noticed Samuel's eloquence in a what he says...“Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty. For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.” Among the proverbs gems today..."Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;he who keeps understanding will discover good" and "Good sense makes one slow to anger,and it is his glory to overlook an offense" and "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,and he will repay him for his deed." Jesus says His sheep shall not be snatched from Him. This passage is one of the basis for "once saved always saved" theology. My understanding is both "falling from and returning to grace" is possible. I view this passage more about God's faithfulness in times of trouble. The critics of Jesus are picking up stones again! Jesus returns to the place of baptism and people do perceive words of John the Baptist true.