Committing not to man

Jn 2:24 — Jn 2:25 (KJV)
But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

This is a very interesting and profound account of Jesus.
The Greek word for "commit" here is actually the same for "believe" or "having faith".
Why did Jesus not "have faith" in the belief of the people? Because He knew that there would be some who are merely there to pay lip service, are merely there who are awed by the miracles.

Some today would lament that if only we still had apostles and disciples to perform miracles, then more would believe. But yet here we have it. In fact, the Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out devils with the power of the devil! (mat 9:34; 12:24) In the account of Lazarus and the rich man, Abraham told the rich man - "... If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." (Luke 16:31)
Do not be mistaken! The power of the gospel is self-suffient! Miracles are neither necessary (vital part of a process) nor sufficient (the sole causation) for faith! This perfectly corroborates with what Jesus would later say,"... blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed" (Jhn 20:29)

The second part is similar but directed at human witness. Now here we are talking about a general group of so-called believers, not of true eye witnesses, selected by God (c.f. Jhn 21:24).
Again, the authority and power of Jesus does not need the validation of man! As Paul wrote also in Rom 3:3. And even of himself, Paul constantly directed his audience's attention to God (1Co 2:1,4; 1Co 11:1)
Yet how often do we hear of people who "rage quit" because of being "stumbled" by a another? Or giving up because of some personal tragedy or even that of others? Or throwing in the towel because those of the world seem to enjoy a "better" life, portray "better" values and character?
Why should our faith be dependent on man? Or on the things that happen around us?
Nay, my brethren! Our faith should solely be based upon the Almighty God, the Rock of Christ,  the unchanging Word from the Holy Spirit. No more, no less. Because men are fickle. Even the most faithful in the bible have their times of weakness. Even the most faithful will suffer tragedies.

The whole point, is not about distrusting the world, but about trusting God. Yes, it is well and good that people believe. But guess what, so do the devils! (Jam 2:19) Jesus is most aware of that. But all the same, Jesus died for all. Jesus exemplified what perfect obedience truly means. Jesus was not going to quit on man because of his fickle nature. Jesus was not going to disobey God and stop His Work because of the disbelief of man. Jesus gave His life on the cross not because of what man did, but in spite of what man did.

And that is what we only need to do - trust and obey God. Come what may.