Matthew 25:14-19 ESV – For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV – For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

3 Truths from the Parable of the Talents

Truth #1 – There will be an audit

Matthew 25:19 ESV – Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

Rule #1 – Incentive or Motivation

Ephesians 4:28 ESV – Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Rule #2 – Value

Proverbs 28:19 ESV – Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Rule #3 – Honesty

Ephesians 4:28 ESV – He who has been stealing must steal no longer…

Proverbs 10:9 ESV – Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

1 Corinthians 4:2 ESV – Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

Truth #2 – God rewards ambition

Matthew 25:21 ESV – His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Philippians 3:13, 14 ESV – Brothers, I d o not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 14:23 ESV – In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

Truth #3 – Profit is not evil…it can please God

Romans 14:12, 13 ESV – So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer.

1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV – As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.