I was baptized sometime long ago. What does it mean now? Or does it mean anything?

At least to me the baptism is a great matter. When I was little and baptized, I didn't have to do, know, be able to, succeed, or change. Not a little or even a little. God accepted me as I was - without doing, without being able to, or without becoming better. I was righteous because Jesus died for me, took the punishment I deserve, and reconciled me with God. It was so then, and it is so now. This is what baptism reminds me of.

We can remind ourselves every morning what baptism really means: Such as I am, I belong to God and I'm going to heaven. As I am, I can rely on Jesus. Baptism brings us happiness and gratitude. That is something that brings us the strength to live as a Christian and live by God's will, even a little bit.

The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace. To be saved by grace means that we are God’s own child without having to earn it. And that we get to heaven just the way we are. All of this is because of Jesus. Everyone who is baptized and believes in Jesus will be saved by grace.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God
(Ephesians 2:8, ESV)