The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has attributed British-Nigerian boxing champion Anthony Joshua’s survival in a recent fatal road crash to the mercy of God.
Adeboye made the remarks on Sunday during the church’s monthly thanksgiving service, using Joshua’s accident to illustrate the role of divine mercy in human preservation.
Joshua survived a crash on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway last Monday that claimed the lives of two of his friends — Ayodele Kelvin, 36, a Nigerian-British citizen, and Gami Sina, also 36, a British citizen — while others sustained injuries.
“Lamentations 3:22–23 says it is by the mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed. We are alive because of the mercies of the Lord, not because of cleverness,” Adeboye said.
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The cleric added that Joshua had exchanged seats with someone prior to the crash, and the people he swapped with died in the accident. “I don’t know why, but the mercy of God said someone would still be alive today,” he said.
Taking his message from Psalm 89:1, Adeboye noted that singular expressions in the Psalms underscore personal significance. “Whenever something is very important to David, he uses the singular to express himself. When you hear him say, ‘The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want,’ it is personal,” he said, urging congregants to take the message personally.
Adeboye’s remarks highlight the church’s emphasis on divine protection and the role of faith in times of life-threatening events.