My cousin was a “Bicycle Cop” in east Texas for several years. The mental image that title brought to mind always gave me an inner snicker, until I began to learn more of his abilities and accomplishments! Once in pursuit it was rare, if ever, that the perpetrator escaped him.
One Saturday evening on patrol, my cousin and his partner rode up to a group of guys gathered in a remote corner of the City Park. As they approached, the group scattered on foot in all directions. The largest and seemingly leader of the gang raced out of the Park, across main street, between buildings, through a parking lot, and finally headed full steam down a residential sidewalk. Panting and near played out he looked over and there was my cousin gliding alongside him on his bike. My cousin looked back at the drug dealer and said “When you get tired, we’ll stop!!” At that, the exhausted drug dealer collapsed and was promptly apprehended!
Countless times in my ramshackled and ailing past , I have looked over my shoulder to see the Lord in pursuit and hear Him say “When you get tired we’ll stop, and I will not apprehend, but will heal.”
The “challenge” was to stay stopped! But each time I made the effort, it became easier to linger with the Lord just a little longer and sure enough, a healing process truly did begin.
DG