Praise God for his intervention! My husband is a motocross enthusiast and has a couple of dirt bikes. Our shop was broken into a few months ago and one of the items stolen was the dirt bike. It was the SECOND time this particular motorcycle was stolen (it was stolen once in California and recovered by the police months later).
My husband happened to be in town working on the shop (wiring, plumbing, etc). He has been on the road for 6 weeks and took 5 days off. Since he was home, he went to pick up the boys from school after football practice. The timing was God's because they had called earlier to get picked up and when he got there they weren't ready to leave. He'd gone back to the shop after the first attempt and worked for a while until they called to be picked up again.
As he was driving to the school, he was crossing the railroad tracks near the school (a few miles from our property) when a work truck was stopped at the tracks. On the back of the truck was strapped a dirt bike which immediately caught his eye. He scrutinized the slow moving vehicle and he instantly recognized the motorcycle as his because of a bent brake handle. He followed the truck around and pulled the guy over (all the while on the phone to the police) and when the young man stopped to get out of his truck my husband said, "that motorcycle is stolen property."
The police came and verified the serial numbers. The young man will be going to jail for trespassing, breaking and entering, and grand theft. The bike needs mechanical repairs but my husband was just glad to have it back.
Had he been 2 seconds later, he never would have seen the truck or his bike. Coincidence? I think not.
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