Scripture Devotion
There's a floor beneath the floor, and it is a pair of arms.
“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.”
Reflection
The image is of a fall with a floor that cannot be fallen past: underneath are the everlasting arms. Not arms that catch you only if you fall far enough, not a safety net with a bottom — arms that are always already underneath, no matter how far down the day has taken you. There is a floor beneath the floor, and it is a pair of arms, and they are everlasting. Pair that with the first clause — the eternal God is thy refuge — and you have both directions covered: a refuge to run into, and arms to hold you up when running isn't possible. On a Thursday when the week's weight has you feeling the descent, the verse doesn't promise you won't fall. It promises there's no falling past the arms. They're already underneath.