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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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God can think a new thought. And He can create an entirely new creature. Matter of fact, He could create a whole new universe AND then turn around and change His mind and decide to replace that new universe with a whole ‘nother universe. And before time began, who knows? Maybe He even did something like that.

“Wait, what?! Did he say, before time began?”

You betcha. But I don’t mean that God did (or didn’t do) something before ALL time began. I just mean the time, before you and I, and our ancestors all the way back to Adam and Eve, started. Because God has always been around. He lived forever in the past. So, there’s no such thing as before time began.

My, my, my. Heads are spinning. And imaginations are churning. Because there are full growed-up grownups, who should know better, who’ll try to tell you God lives outside of time. But time exists because God exists. And God has always done things in steps. And steps happen one AFTER another.

You know what AFTER means, right? It means there was a BEFORE. So, all you gotta do to see that God lives IN time is read His bestselling book of all time (see what I did there?)

And sometime, in the distant past, God started thinking about creating a planet filled with humans who could walk and talk with Him. Then, AFTER He thought up what He would do, He did it.

And that started the whole process for life on good ol’ planet Earth.

There’s a couple of places in the Bible where it says God was working things out “before time began.” But that means before YOUR time began. Before human beings began. But not before God. Time has always been here because God has always been here. He didn’t make it up. He made us. And our time began when He made us.

We don’t know what it’s like to have always existed because we all had a starting day. You and I didn’t live forever in the past. But we CAN live forever in the future, if we choose life. Because His love is so great.

By the way, did you know He loved you before you were even born? It’s true. He put you together inside your mom. And before He created Adam and Even, God started making plans for us. He wants us to live forever, and because He’s so smart, He figured out a way to do that even if we mess up.

Isn’t that cool?

The main thing to remember is He made you because He loves you. He wants you to live with Him forever. You don’t have to be perfect. Your mistakes won’t keep you out of Heaven, as long as you believe and trust in Jesus. And that might sound lame and old-fashioned. But it’s the only Truth that’ll make you free.

And that’s all a promise God made before YOUR time began. Here’s a rhyme to help you remember:

Even before you were born
God was making a plan
For us to live in His love.
Jesus became a man
Whose life would pay the full debt
For all the bad things done.
God made a way for your life,
And that Way is His Son.

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