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You know the time between dates is measurable. So, I know you know those measurements are called days or weeks or months or years, etc. Because those are the words we use to describe measurements of time. Alright. I think we’re good on that.

But wait. Some people think there’s not time between dates.

Uh-oh. I think I just kicked my figurative toe on a figurative can of figurative worms. Well, that figures. I do that kind of thing all the time when I start talking about golden calves (I’ll just leave that there).

Anyway…

I saw again today where a Christian, on social media, said certain things don’t affect God the way you might think because He’s “outside of time.”

And once again, I can’t just not reply. Nope. Because God can no more be outside of time than you or me. Or even Dick Van Dyke (not-so-obscure old guy reference humor). Because ALL of existence, including God exists IN time. Because time exists because God exists.

Wow, those last couple of thoughts contained a lot of becauses (not a real word, but it makes a point). And that’s to highlight the point.

God thinks one thought after another. It takes time to do that. God created the different components of the Earth, solar system, galaxies, and universe on different days. It takes time to do that. And God is the ultimate intelligent designer, so it didn’t take more than six days for Him to make it ALL.

But there WAS time between dates, so to speak.

God called those measurements of time (which He was fully IN as He created) days. Not periods of time. Days. And not some esoteric days. Nope. He mentioned a morning and an evening.

I’m not gonna dive deeper into whether or not God is out of time. Because I’m put together some thoughts (which takes time) and share a fun reason-filled rhyme about this. But I DO think you’ll enjoy a deeper dive on the subject. So, try this God outside of time article. It’s great. Before you do, maybe you should consider…

Playtoe’s Dilemma

So, Playtoe was a guy who couldn’t speak
Because he had no time, and he was weak.
Too weak to speak a syllable because his time was still and full.
But what brought on this time, no time, mystique?

Well, Playtoe wasn’t sure, but he just knew
His own ideas described God right and true;
That He’s in an eternal now, but no one seems to know quite how
He does what it takes time for Him to do.

Yeah, Playtoe said God lives outside of time.
But that thought has no reason and no rhyme.
When one thought follows other thoughts, a sequence then connects the dots,
And not to call it time would be a crime.

If Playtoe could have only learned to trust
That God can change His mind and still be just,
And perfect from forever past, and in Whom all of time will last,
He would have never ended up nonplussed.

Ol’ Playtoe DID find out the Truth one day.
But, sadly, much too late to find his way
To where man-made philosophies, run by those gods with little g’s,
Will nevermore befuddle and betray.

© 2025

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