Summary:
Righteousness is a gift given to us by God because of the redemptive work of Christ. It's a gift we need to take for our own and identify with so that our relationship with God is firm and our prayers are powerful.
Scriptures:James 5
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Ephesians
6:14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
2 Corinthians
5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Romans
5:17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas
https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/