By STEVE Giganti |
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It ’ s Not About the Motorcycle was a beautiful fall day here
IT in the foothills of Northern California . I told my wife that I would take a ride up the hill to the Harmony Ridge Market to do some reading . It ’ s a nice ride about thirty minutes from our home in Grass Valley . I rolled my motorcycle out of the garage and “ fired it up .” As it was warming up , I put on my riding gear and was ready to pull out of our driveway . Then it happened . Suddenly it just stopped running . Very peculiar – my wife said , “ it ’ s probably a loose wire !” I wasn ’ t sure , but it was completely dead . Change of plans – okay , so my wife and I pushed it back into the garage .
The next day when I returned home from work , I called AAA . Within the hour , a flatbed tow truck backed into our driveway , and Preston , the driver , stepped out . ( His name was embroidered in large letters on his work shirt .)
He asked me where it needed to be taken . I told him to take it to the dealership in Rocklin , about 29 miles away . I had already arranged everything with Nick , the service advisor , and he was expecting it .
Preston loaded the motorcycle and was getting ready to leave . As I turned to go into the house to
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text Nick that the bike was on its way , I had that leading of the Holy Spirit to go back outside and give Preston a copy of God ’ s Word . Earlier , I had prayed , “ whoever comes here , may You help me to be a witness to them .”
God was making good on that prayer !
I said , “ Hold on , Preston . I have a gift for you . I have the greatest news to share with you .” Then I asked if he had ever read the Bible . His reply amazed us ; he had never heard about this Good News that God had come in the person of Jesus Christ to die in our place , so we could be forgiven and have eternal life .
He was looking at us as if he was saying , “ Could this be true ? Is God really speaking to me ?” I went through the plan of salvation in the back of the New Testament . My wife saw his eyes tear up slightly ; he had a tender heart . God was at work !
Preston ’ s truck was running , and he had other calls waiting for service . He agreed to talk with me later about this decision .
Within the hour , I received a call back from the service advisor that they had unloaded my bike , and it fired right up . They couldn ’ t find a problem , but would check everything out in the morning . At about
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the same time , I received a text from Preston telling me the same thing . I called him , “ So , what do you think ?” He said , “ God brought me to your house so I could learn how to be forgiven .” I replied , “ Preston , God loves you and is calling you to Himself .”
I will be following up with him . God arranged all of this in His perfect timing and plan . And I ’ m reminded , as my wife says , “ It ’ s not about the motorcycle !” CMA
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