Better than a Box of Cracker Jacks

         Most people like to receive a gift.  It doesn't have to be big.  It just has to be something you don't expect like a secret decoder ring in a box of cereal.  Most of the time, I had to send a small amount of money and at least two box tops in order to get the ring.   Do you remember Cracker Jacks?  We used to get a box of them for a nickel.  The flavor of the caramel corn mixed with peanuts was good but that wasn't the best thing about the treat.  It was the small prize that was buried somewhere down at the bottom of the box.  I used to turn the box upside down when I opened it in hopes of finding the prize right away.  Sometimes, it worked but not always.  Then, when you got the prize, you may have liked it and then again, you may not.  They were usually something small and of very little value.  In some way, every morning is like a box of Cracker Jacks.  You can be sure of some special prize somewhere buried in the day.  There is one application that the Psalmist has made in regard to each day.  Psalm 118:24 says, "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."   
        There may be things that we like and things that we dislike in every day, but it is still a day that the Lord has made.  It may be a little different for each person, but it is still the day that the Lord has made.  That special prize might be a beautiful rose that you come across, or the morning sunrise or evening sunset, or that letter that came in the mail or the phone call from a family member.  Sometimes, there are many more prizes in each day.    That's what makes them more special than that one cheap prize in the box of Cracker Jacks.  We may not know a lot about the day that is coming but we do know that it is going to be a day that the LORD has made.  If you were able to get up, then you are able to praise God for what He has in mind for you today.  So, as you begin each day, just remember that word from the Psalmist that reminds us that today is a day that the Lord has made.  One thing for sure, we should just rejoice and be glad in everything that takes place.  Praise God today that He is still making your day.  Every time I utter those words, a little chorus comes to mind.  Maybe you are also singing it.