Reading a Greek Testament one day in the second and third chapters of the Gospel of John, a young woman came to the word "believeth" in chapter 3, verse 15.
"Surely I saw that word in the chapter before this," she said to herself. Looking back, she saw that the phrase "commit himself unto" in chapter 2 was exactly the same in the original as the word "believe" in chapter 3, verse 15.
In this way God showed her that "believing" meant simply committing herself with all her unbelief and sin to Jesus. She did this, and now her soul rests on Him in all the strength and love of her Savior.
Satan, the great enemy of our souls, tries to persuade us that this simple "committing of ourselves" to Jesus is difficult. The very words "faith" and "believing" become so familiar to us that they seem almost to have lost their first simple meaning and have become vague and unclear.
But, friend, the Lord Jesus would not offer you a dim, uncertain way of salvation. He says in His abounding love to us, "I am the way." He who was made flesh and dwelt among us, and who knows to the uttermost the poor sinner's need, the living, loving Savior says, "I am the way; commit yourselves to Me, and you are safe for eternity!"