Sin in a Life Impacts a Life

Isaiah 1:5-8 (ESV Strong's)
Why will you still be struck down?
Why will you continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
From the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they are not pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.
Your country lies desolate;
your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
foreigners devour your land;
it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
And the daughter of Zion is left
like a booth in a vineyard,
like a lodge in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.

Sin in a Life Impacts a Life

The above passage speaks God’s message to the nation of Israel in regard to their rejection of Him and embracing anything not Him.   The sin of the of the nation impacted the lives of the people.   The description we read above is to make sure the nation realizes that when they sin there are consequences for that sin.   It is impossible to miss the way sin played havoc on their lives.   Look what Isaiah mentions:

1. Their whole head is hurt.
2. Their heart is faint.
3. The sole of their feet to the top of their head is impacted. There is NO soundness in their entire body.
4. They have bruises, sores and raw wounds.
5. The wounds were not able to heal ... not pressed out, bound up, or softened by oil.

The sin did not just impact their bodies, notice what he says about the land:

6. The country lies desolate.
7. The cities are burnt with fire.
8. Foreigners devour their goods ... right in front of them.
9. Jerusalem is like a desolate city in the desert.

If we ever thought sin did not cost us, this is a great passage to dwell upon.   The issue is, when we sin, we first experience immediate joy from it.  When Eve at the forbidden fruit and gave it to Adam it first and foremost test good.  It was not until later that the sin showed how ugly it really is.   When David commits adultery with Bathsheba, there is no doubt there was immediate pleasure.  But, soon, a pregnancy took that pleasure away.  Before the baby would eventually die, there was the death of a soldier, husband and loyalists.  Sin is ugly.   It destroys.    We miss this truth int he middle of the instant pleasure.