The hole was about the size of a pickup truck when it was discovered. Within three hours it had grown to 30 by 40 feet and had swallowed half of a small house. Two hours later the house was gone. The owners escaped with only their coats, glad to be alive. What a vivid picture of sin and the results of sin.
Sin is a sinkhole.
And, like a sinkhole, the results of sin are just as catastrophic. It swallows up everything in its path. Because of sin lives are ruined, families are wrecked, children are abused, people are murdered, lies are said, alcohol is abused, men and women lead promiscuous lives. Because of sin our natural inclination is to do evil, think evil, and say evil. But these are only the consequences in this life and on this earth.