A Resting Place

James Polk’s campaign platform was simple. He was young, and he would do everything he planned in one term and then step down. After he was elected as the 11th U.S. President, he followed through on his campaign promise. 

But what makes Polk’s story even more interesting is what has happened since his death. Due to family and legal entanglements, Polk’s body has been moved three times, with a fourth move lingering as a present-day possibility. In death, Polk could end up moving almost as many times as he did when he was alive.

In Acts, Luke writes that “God raised [Jesus] from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.”

Death is a terrible invader in this world, an unwelcome guest. But it is not the end. Death tried to defeat Jesus, but He overcame the grave. And one day, he will make all things new, once and for all, doing away with sin and death, and sadness and loss. What a glorious day that will be. 

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