The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that what saved world boxer, Anthony Joshua was nothing but divine mercy.
Pastor Adeboye spoke during the church annual thanksgiving service themed “Gratitude” at the church’s international headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
Speaking on the topic, “The Value of the Mercy of God,” the cleric cited the recent car accident involving Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as an illustration of what he described as God’s mercy.”
It was under divine mercy that made him swapped his sitting position while traveling in the vehicle that crashed, adding that, “I wonder what could have made him change his seat if not God’s mercy.”
He stressed that survival, achievement and greatness are not products of human brilliance alone but outcomes of divine intervention and mercy of God. “I am alive because of the mercy of the Lord. It is not my cleverness, but the mercies of the Lord,” he said.
Adeboye said human ability is secondary to divine favour, “God’s mercy makes one great; it is not your ability that made you who you are but God’s mercy. Some of you say, ‘I went to school, I studied hard, that’s why I am successful.’ You’re joking,” he remarked.
He added, “Your ability cannot take you to heaven; it is by God’s mercy that you are protected, preserved and ensured you make it to heaven. I can’t die until God says it is time.”
He urged believers to honour God, testify to His mercy and use their influence to draw others to faith, stressing that God alone controls time, destiny and the future.
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