BQ:  Did you know that God now describes all Christians under the New Testament as being "a chosen race, a royal priesthood." (1 Pet 2:9) . It's very interesting to note that when God spoke to the priests under the Old Covenant, He said, “Do not drink wine or strong drink...when you come into the tent of meeting...it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations." (Lev 10:9)

How do you think that this foreshadow applies to us as priests today? As a priest under the Old Covenant, showing up to duty inebriated was quite a big no-no. Nowadays, though, drinking is the most socially acceptable vice, yet in Montana alone in 2011, 44% of all traffic fatalities were caused by alcohol. The truth is, indulging overmuch in alcohol has shed enough blood to turn rivers red; it has torn apart families, slaughtered innocents, and is just flat-out hard to shake—yet we still love it. 

I've personally always found it interesting that John the Immerser was described as, "great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit..." (Luke 1:15)