The Reader’s Digest recently carried the story of an old man who, as he walked along the beach, noticed a younger man up ahead who was picking up starfish and throwing them into the sea. As he came upon the man, he asked why he was doing it. “Because the starfish will die if left out in the morning sun,” was the reply.

“But the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of starfish,” the old man countered. “What difference would it make?”

“It makes a difference to this one,” said the young man, as he threw a starfish back to safety in the sea.

How true of our calling to share the gospel. You and I may not be able to reach the entire world by ourselves, but God has called us to reach the ones we can. It makes an eternal difference to them.