"Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none."
Psalms 10:15
This reminds me of two things. First, the story of Ammon, when he smote off the arms of the evil men who were trying to kill him (Alma 17:37), and the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees where it explains how God will clear away the bad "according as the good shall grow" ... "until the good shall overcome the bad" ... "and thus will I sweep away the bad out of my vineyard" (Jacob 5:66).
Breaking arms is not something that the Lord typically asks us to do. The verse is actually the psalmist asking the *Lord* to break arms. If we are in a situation like Ammon's, where people are trying to get us killed, then that's something we have to talk with the Lord about, but mostly we're supposed to be friends with everyone and love them. God, though, is planning on making everything right, and part of that is clearing away the bad to make room for the good, as it grows. Part of that might involve arms, as it did with Ammon, but it isn't something to be frightened of, because we can choose to be part of the force for good, so we don't have to be cleared away, but can instead be part of making the vineyard better and better. :) Today, let's avoid broken arms and wickedness. :)
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