Jesus is family with His believers, and He is not ashamed to say we are His family. “Both the One who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.” Hebrews 2:11 (NIV).
When we humans were unable to get to His level of righteousness, He came down to us and made Himself flesh and blood like us. By living in flesh and blood, He developed empathy for us and what we are going through. He knows how difficult it is to live in this state, and He is patient and understanding with us. “Because He himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.” Hebrews 2:18 (NIV).
However, He made ways for us to escape, and we must choose the escape routes that He made for us. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV).
Jennifer Cornwell, Attorney at Law 