Why is recognizing our need for a Savior important?

In Romans 3:23, we read that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, highlighting our universal need for redemption. This realization propels individuals toward the saving grace found in Jesus Christ, as seen in Acts 13:48, where those ordained to eternal life believed. Without recognizing our spiritual poverty and inability to save ourselves, we may rely on our righteousness, which is insufficient. Just like the Gilead elders who sought Jephthah in their distress, we too must turn to Jesus, acknowledging our need for a captain to deliver us from sin and its consequences.