Religion: How Doctors Were Described as Repairers by Adeboye
By EERC , 7th December, 2025
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has described medical doctors as “repairers”—a wonderful group of people who provide medical care to the public to the best of their ability, though they are not “master builders.”
Speaking during the church’s monthly Thanksgiving Service, where he ministered on the theme “The Master Builder,” Adeboye highlighted several areas of life that God builds for the benefit of humanity.
He said doctors are indeed wonderful people, noting that while they repair, there is a limit to what any repairer can do. According to him, “a repairer cannot be compared to the creator.”
He explained that the entire week of the Church Holy Ghost service would be dedicated to discussing these details, adding that perhaps the most important aspect of God as a builder is that He builds destinies and shapes the future.
Lord builds the house
Quoting Scripture, Adeboye said, “Except the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain.” He stressed that carpenters, bricklayers, furniture makers and other workers are merely making efforts, but only God determines the success of any building.
He emphasized that God is a master builder, and spoke briefly about what God builds. Although some people possess great skills and can construct beautiful structures, he said only one being—God—can build everything, from houses to destinies.
Adeboye noted that in Exodus 1:19–21, when the Hebrew midwives refused Pharaoh’s order to kill male children, God rewarded them by building houses for them. This, he said, clearly shows that God builds homes. He then declared to the congregation that tenants would not die tenants, but would own their own houses by God’s grace.
the author of marriage
He explained that God does not only build houses but also builds marriages. Drawing from Genesis 2:18–25, he pointed out that marriage was entirely God’s idea, as Adam did not even know he was lonely. Rather, God Himself concluded that it was not good for man to be alone.
Adeboye said God is the author of marriage, reminding the church that Adam did not request a partner but later blamed God for giving him Eve when trouble came. According to Adeboye, God in His wisdom determined that man should not be alone. He then prayed that those who are unmarried would find their ordained partners before the end of the year.
God builds families
He added that God builds families, not just marriages. A home without children, he said, is incomplete, and God delights in being called “Father.” Referring to the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9–13, he noted that Jesus instructed believers to begin prayer with “Our Father,” emphasizing God’s paternal nature.
Adeboye declared that families waiting on God for fruitfulness would rejoice before the end of the month because God builds families just as He builds marriages and houses.
God is interested in building businesses.
The cleric further explained that God is interested in building businesses. He stated that a family that cannot feed itself is incomplete and that the Almighty desires the prosperity of His people. Quoting from Luke 5:1–7, he recalled how Jesus used Peter’s empty boat for ministry and rewarded him with a miraculous catch that transformed his business overnight.
Adeboye prayed that members’ businesses would prosper to the point that bank managers would plead with them not to withdraw their funds because of their financial value.
God also builds churches.
He continued by saying that God also builds churches. Citing Matthew 16:13–18, he reminded worshippers of Jesus’ declaration, “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” He assured Nigerians that regardless of current challenges, darkness would not overpower the church because God Himself is its builder.
Adeboye added that when God opens a door, no one can shut it, and when He shuts a door, no one can open it. He encouraged members to remain calm because the church will triumph.
God builds people
Furthermore, Adeboye taught that God builds people. In Genesis 2:7, he said, God formed man from the dust and breathed life into him, unlike other creations that came into being through spoken commands. He explained that Jesus demonstrated this creativity when He healed the man born blind by making clay and placing it on his eyes.
The gesture, he said, shows that God can create anything missing in the human body. Although he refrained from going deeper into the subject, Adeboye said more details would be given during the church’s congress. He emphasized that God, as the “God of all flesh,” can fix any physical or spiritual issue.
Adeboye reiterated his appreciation for doctors, calling them wonderful repairers but reminding the congregation that repairers can never be compared to the Creator. The theme of God as the builder of destinies, he said, is perhaps the most crucial.
Citing Jeremiah 1:4–5, he said God knew and designed everyone’s life even before they were formed in the womb. He also referenced Jeremiah 29:11, declaring that God’s thoughts toward His children are of good and not evil, intended to bring them to an expected end.
He advised believers not to fear threats from anyone, no matter how powerful. According to him, anyone claiming they would “finish” another person forgets that they did not build that person’s destiny, nor can they alter it. Adeboye said no one knows whether they will even be alive the next day, much less control someone else’s future.
Adeboye concluded by stating that God is not only the master builder but also the architect. Every great builder must work with an architectural plan, he said. Referring to Hebrews 11:7, he explained that God is both the builder and the maker—meaning the architect—who determines where everything in a life should be placed.
He added that before forming anyone, God had already drawn the blueprint of their future, even before their parents met. He noted an old African saying: “The one who makes the pencil also makes the eraser.” Meaning, the same God who designed a destiny also has the power to alter it according to His will.
